Wireless

//ˈwaɪə.ləs// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The medium of radio communication. uncountable, usually

    "Only about a hundred years ago, wireless was a new technology."

  2. 2
    a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves wordnet
  3. 3
    A wireless connectivity to a computer network. uncountable, usually

    "If your wireless stops working, try restarting the router."

  4. 4
    an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals wordnet
  5. 5
    A radio set. British, dated, uncountable, usually

    "Let's switch on the wireless and listen to the news."

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  1. 6
    transmission by radio waves wordnet
  2. 7
    medium for communication wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To send (a message) by wireless or radio. dated, obsolete, transitive

    "At 3:30 A.M. a huge Zeppelin flew across the British battle line, wirelessing down to any Germans still to the westward the best way to get home."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not having any wires. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Functioning without an external wired connection. not-comparable

    "wireless headphones"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having no wires wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
radioradio receiveraudio-frequencybeambroadcastcabinet

Antonyms

All antonyms
wired

Example

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"Many libraries also provide wireless local area network."

Etymology

From wire + -less.

Related phrases

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