radiotelephone

ra·dio·te·lephone

uncommon

noun

telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire

Synonyms

radiotelephony
wireless telephone

a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables

Synonyms

radiophone
wireless telephone

Origin

From radio + telephone.

Related words

Broader terms

telephone
wireless

Narrower terms

cellular telephone

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noun
singular	radiotelephone
plural	radiotelephones
alternative	radio-telephone, radio telephone