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radio receiver

British  

noun

  1. an apparatus that receives incoming modulated radio waves and converts them into sound

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"It illuminates the bee, then pings back a higher frequency signal, which we can locate with another radio receiver," said Associate Prof of Engineering Science Chris Stevens.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024

One Christmas, he made his father a crystal radio receiver set that the folks at home said was at least as good as anything that Atwater Kent or Stromberg-Carlson had on the market.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

In turn, a small membrane vibrated according to voices in the U.S. ambassador’s office, which were then retransmitted to the external radio receiver.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2019

This replica now being put on sale was built for electromagnetic tests, according to the documentation that comes with it, and comes complete with a vintage East German radio receiver to hear the iconic beeps.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2017

She went home and changed into casual clothes, put on her SRR-100 radio receiver and earpiece, and slipped a small chunk of asphalt into her purse.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau