Meanings
nounradio silence (countable and uncountable, plural radio silences)
plural radio silences
- countableuncountablebroadcastingA status maintained where all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area stop transmitting (sometimes limited to certain frequency bands).
- countableuncountablebroadcastingThe period of time during which this status exists.
- countablefigurativelyuncountableA period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization, especially when such communication would normally be expected.
After the abuse scandal, the company went into complete radio silence.
2 more examples
"No messages, actually. Total radio silence on her end all day."
2016 March 29, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 815 - Where is she?That was more than Ms. Solomon and many of her colleagues had heard internally. “Radio silence,” she said. She began to vent her frustration on Twitter.
2022 December 23, Katherine Rosman, “She Worked for Twitter. Then She Tweeted at Elon Musk.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Translations
Arabic صمت إذاعي
- صمت إذاعيperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
Chinese Mandarin 無線電靜默 /无线电静默, 杳无音讯
- 無線電靜默 /无线电静默period of time when all radio transmissions cease
- 杳无音讯 (yǎowúyīnxùn)period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization
Czech rádiový klid
- rádiový klidperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
Danish radiotavshed
- radiotavshedperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
Dutch radiostilte, radiostilte
- radiostilteperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
- radiostilteperiod of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization
Finnish radiohiljaisuus
- radiohiljaisuusperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
French silence radio, silence radio
- silence radioperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
- silence radioperiod of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization
German Funkstille, Funkstille
- Funkstilleperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
- Funkstilleperiod of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization
Italian silenzio radio
- silenzio radioperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
Korean 무선침묵
- 무선침묵 (museonchimmuk)period of time when all radio transmissions cease
Persian سکوت رادیویی
- سکوت رادیوییperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
Polish cisza radiowa, głucha cisza
- cisza radiowaperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
- głucha ciszaperiod of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization
Russian радиомолча́ние
- радиомолча́ние (radiomolčánije)period of time when all radio transmissions cease
Spanish silencio de radio, silencio radiotransmisor
- silencio de radioperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
- silencio radiotransmisorperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
Swedish radiotystnad
- radiotystnadperiod of time when all radio transmissions cease
Ukrainian радіомовчання
- радіомовчання (radiomovčannja)period of time when all radio transmissions cease
Cite this entry
APA
radio silence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radio%20silence
MLA
“radio silence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radio%20silence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radio silence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radio%20silence.
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