radiotelephone

/ˌˈreɪdioʊˌtɛləˈfoʊn/

Other forms: radiotelephones

Definitions of radiotelephone

1. noun

   a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables
   synonyms: radiophone, wireless telephone

   types:

   cell, cell phone, cellphone, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone

   a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

   type of:

   phone, telephone, telephone set

   electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
2. noun

   telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
   synonyms: radiotelephony, wireless telephone

   type of:

   wireless

   transmission by radio waves