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wireless

[ wahyuhr-lis ]

adjective

  1. having no wire.
  2. noting or pertaining to any of various devices that are operated with or actuated by electromagnetic waves.
  3. Chiefly British. radio.


noun

  1. wireless telegraphy or telephony.
  2. a wireless telegraph or telephone, or the like.
  3. any system or device, as a cell phone, for transmitting messages or signals by electromagnetic waves.
  4. a wireless message.
  5. Chiefly British. radio.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to telegraph or telephone by wireless.

wireless

/ ˈɲɪəɪ /

adjective

  1. communicating without connecting wires or other material contacts

    wireless networks

    wireless internet connection

“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

noun

  1. old-fashioned.
    another word for radio
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈɾ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ɾl· adverb
  • ɾl·Ա noun
  • ·ɾl adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wireless1

First recorded in 1890–95; wire + -less
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Example Sentences

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Significantly improving the appearance of the interiors, Villarreal installed wireless LED spotlights on her artwork and rechargeable battery-operated motion-sensor lights under the kitchen cabinets that turn on when she walks inside.

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Google's Chromecast devices plug into TVs and allow users to stream content like web video and music wirelessly using a mobile device or laptop.

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The Mountain View company in December proposed restructuring its business contracts with mobile device manufacturers and wireless carriers.

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Six years later, how that Northern California community responded to the botched evacuations offers lessons for Los Angeles County, where wireless evacuation alerts to western Altadena came nine hours after the Eaton fire broke out.

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Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles wildfires.

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Related Words

  • Wi-Fi

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