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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-fashionedanother 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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Other Word Forms

  • wirelessly adverb
  • wirelessness noun
  • prewireless adjective
  • ˈɾ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wireless1

First recorded in 1890–95; wire + -less
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And while chatbots can provide a comparison of four types of wireless headphones, for example, he wants more information about how the recommendations fit his needs and priorities.

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He describes the extensive stabilisation technology and the fact that the device transmits footage wirelessly to on-set monitors.

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“To those that are affected, we offer our AT&T phone advancement products that rely on our fiber wireless network, which is harder to steal.”

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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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