smart
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4.4
- adjective
- /smɑrt/
- Specialized
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inteligente
- With a smart thermostat, you can control the temperature of your home from your phone.
- a smart device
- a smart system
- smart technology
I bought a smart TV smart three years ago.
- I bought a smart TV smart three years ago.
- In order to create something that's much smarter in some kind of.
Examples
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The three new hubs will work on batteries and energy storage, smart grid technology and systems, and critical materials.
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With the advent of social media, smart boards, and pad-based technology, this trend is expected to increase.
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You guys, we got this smart garbage can.
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So right here this is the smart Home hub.
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How far and how smart should we make our smart robots?
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Clamp Centre is the most advanced "smart building" in America... ...with the latest in security, communications and climate control.
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Intelligent intra-vehicle systems are becoming necessary components of smart vehicle system research.
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In the Tri-County area, developers are also learning that smart growth communities are more profitable and sell better.
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We use the term to evoke such recent and popular innovations as smart houses, smart cars, and smartphones.
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The new apartment features a smart security system that alerts you if anyone tries to enter without permission.
Synonyms
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1.7
Understands things quickly and finds smart solutions
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2.7
Showing good judgment and practical sense
Very advanced technology that works by itself, like phones or home systems
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
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6.8
People believed to have expert knowledge or inside information about investments and bets
- Specialized
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3.8
A group of connected home devices like lights or speakers you control together
How Smart
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember smart for machines is to link it to the 'clever' sense of the word; a smart device is named for its ability to act like a clever person. So smart devices are made to learn or make choices on their own.