radiogram
Syllables: ra·di·o·gramUK/ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.ə(ʊ).ɡɹæm//ˈɹeɪ.di.əˌɡɹæm/
radiogram noun: synonym of radiograph (“an image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph”).
Noun (1)
radiogram (plural radiograms)
- Synonym of radiograph (“an image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph”).
- Following my usual custom, with some difficulty I removed the radiogram from the mount and found in the upper one half of the left border a radiopaque shadow in the area previously covered by the film mount frame. […] This indicated that another radiogram should be made, which revealed an impacted...1928 July, C. S. Klinkert, “An Unusual Dental Anomaly”, in B. W. Carr, editor, United States Veterans’ Bureau Medical Bulletin, volume IV, number VII, Washington, D.C.: United States Government...
- The method I use is to outline the contour of the chest wall on an X-ray film and to transpose it on a sheet of paper. If the radiogram has been taken correctly, the outline of the chest will be clearly visible on the film, the edge of the ribs contrasting quite sharply against the shadow of less...1937 January 2, H. H. Moll, “Chest Deformities in Asthma”, in Squire Sprigge, Egbert [Coleby] Morland, editors, The Lancet: A Journal of British and Foreign Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Physiology...
- Synonyms:
- radiograph
Noun (2)
radiogram (plural radiograms)
- Synonym of radiotelegram (“a message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy (“telegraphy by radio rather than by transmission cables”)”).
- Sec. 7. That a person, company, or corporation within the jurisdiction of the United States shall not knowingly utter or transmit, or cause to be uttered or transmitted, any false or fraudulent distress signal or call or false or fraudulent signal, call, or other radiogram of any kind.1912 August 13, “[Laws and Regulations] An Act to Regulate Radio-communication, Approved August 13th, 1912”, in The Year-book of Wireless Telegraphy & Telephony, New York, N.Y.: Wireless Press...
- If the War Department at that time had considered it necessary to alert the Hawaiian Department against air and ground attack, it undoubtedly would have so directed instead of sending a long radiogram outlining the various steps that should be taken in connection with sabotage and subversive...1946, Walter C[ampbell] Short, “Statement by Major General Walter C. Short of Events and Conditions Leading Up to the Japanese Attack, December 7, 1941”, in Pearl Harbor Attack: Hearings before the...
- Synonyms:
- radiotelegram
Noun (3)
radiogram (plural radiograms)
- Synonym of radiogramophone (“a gramophone record player that incorporates a radio receiver”).
- She comes in with a worried, puzzled expression. Then her spirits suddenly revive; she switches on the radiogram and dances gaily for her own amusement.1935, Michael Egan, The Dominant Sex: A Play in Three Acts, London: Victor Gollancz, →OCLC, Act III, scene i, page 86
- Inter-train radio communication facilities between the Royal and pilot trains are provided, as well as train to land station contact, and the lounges throughout the train have radiograms. The King's study will have a radio receiving set of wide range.1947 January–February, “South African Royal Train”, in The Railway Magazine, London: Tothill Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 36
- Synonyms:
- radiogramophone
radiogram meaning in Tamil
radiogram in Tamil
- இரேடியோக்கிராம், கம்பியில்லா ஒலிபரப்புச் செய்தி, கதிர்வீச்சு வரைவு, வானொலி வாயிலாக அனுப்பப்பட்டு
Examples of radiogram in a sentence
- On 3 June, 1898, Lord Kelvin visited [Guglielmo] Marconi's Alum Bay station, on the Isle of Wight, and sent from there the first paid radiograms.1963, Linwood S. Howeth, “Birth of Science of Radio and Development of Usable Components”, in History of Communications-electronics in the...
- He opens the plywood door that conceals the radiogram.2017, Fiona Farrell, Decline and Fall on Savage Street, Auckland: RHNZ Vintage, →ISBN, page 96:
Synonyms of radiogram
Forms of radiogram
| plural | radiograms |
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Origin of radiogram
From radio- (prefix denoting radioactivity or radiation) + -gram (suffix denoting something drawn, written, or otherwise recorded).
Probably either: * from radio- (prefix denoting radio broadcasting) + -gram (suffix denoting something drawn, written, or otherwise recorded); or * a clipping of radio(tele)gram.
Either: * a blend of radio + gram(ophone); or * a clipping of radiogram(ophone).
Words formed from radiogram
Questions about radiogram
- What does radiogram mean?
- Radiogram means synonym of radiograph (“an image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph”).
- What is radiogram in Tamil?
- Radiogram in Tamil is இரேடியோக்கிராம், கம்பியில்லா ஒலிபரப்புச் செய்தி, கதிர்வீச்சு வரைவு. See Radiogram meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use radiogram in a sentence?
- On 3 June, 1898, Lord Kelvin visited [Guglielmo] Marconi's Alum Bay station, on the Isle of Wight, and sent from there the first paid radiograms.
- What part of speech is radiogram?
- Radiogram is a noun.
- How do you pronounce radiogram?
- Radiogram is pronounced /ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.ə(ʊ).ɡɹæm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of radiogram?
- The plural of radiogram is radiograms.
Words near radiogram in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: radiogram (page history and authors); radiogram (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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