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radiogram¹

  • /ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.ə(ʊ).ɡɹæm/ UK
  • /ˈɹeɪ.di.əˌɡɹæm/ US
  • /-oʊ-/ US

Where it comes from

From radio- (prefix denoting radioactivity or radiation) + -gram (suffix denoting something drawn, written, or otherwise recorded).

noun radiograms

  1. 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 t

    Similar: radiograph

radiogram²

  • /ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.ə(ʊ).ɡɹæm/ UK
  • /ˈɹeɪ.di.əˌɡɹæm/ US
  • /-oʊ-/ US

Where it comes from

Probably either:

* from radio- (prefix denoting radio broadcasting) + -gram (suffix denoting something drawn, written, or otherwise recorded); or

* a clipping of radio(tele)gram.

noun radiograms

  1. historical 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.

    Similar: radiotelegram

radiogram³

  • /ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.ə(ʊ).ɡɹæm/ UK
  • /ˈɹeɪ.di.əˌɡɹæm/ US
  • /-oʊ-/ US

Where it comes from

Either:

* a blend of radio + gram(ophone); or

* a clipping of radiogram(ophone).

noun radiograms

  1. historical 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.

    Similar: radiogramophone

Translations

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noun message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy — see also radiotelegram

Françaisradiogramme
Italianoradiogramma
Русскийрадиогра́мма radiográmma

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"radiogram." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/radiogram. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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radiogram. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/radiogram

Chicago

"radiogram." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/radiogram.

BibTeX
@misc{radiogram_2026,
  title = {radiogram},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/radiogram},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}