English

Noun

radio star ‎(plural radio stars)

1. a celebrity famous for having appeared in radio (a medium of telecommunication that is an audio format which is telecast, traditionally over-the-air on radio-frequency electromagnetic broadcasts)

Related terms

• video star
• film star , movie star
• TV star / television star

See also

• pop star
• rock star

Etymology 2

From being discrete astronomical radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation sources found in the sky, which would twinkle when the Earth's ionosphere varies

Noun

radio star ‎(plural radio stars)

1. (obsolete, astronomy) a discrete astronomical radio source

Usage notes

(discrete astronomical radio source): Though these are called stars, most of these sources are not actual astrophysical stars, the majority having been discovered to be galaxies, thus the term is obsolete. The term originates from the pioneering days of radio astronomy.