radio

noun RRAH-dyoh Less Common

Origin: from Latin radius (ray, spoke)

Also means

radius

Usage Note

Radio is feminine when it means the broadcasting medium (la radio), but masculine for the mathematical radius, the chemical element radium, and the spoke of a wheel (el radio). In parts of Latin America el radio is also used for the receiver set itself. So the same noun carries two genders depending on the sense.

Examples

"Escucha las noticias por la radio cada mañana."

Natural Translation

She listens to the news on the radio every morning.

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