wireless
- noun
- /ˈwaɪərləs/
- His research interests include wireless communication, wireless networks, channel coding, and signal processing.
- computers and wireless
But the best deal in wireless can only be found at Mint Mobile.
- But the best deal in wireless can only be found at Mint Mobile.
- Maybe radio or telephone circuits, Radio wireless Wi-Fi.
Examples
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With the wireless of course, certainly we will contact the Division.
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There are many strong reasons for going wireless in the school library.
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Our plane has a wireless.
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"The uses of wireless are almost entirely up to us to imagine," he says.
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We both believe that broadband and wireless policies are important.
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In upgrading technology for the school, we might push wireless in the learning commons.
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In addition, law firms are increasingly allowing out-of-office workers to access wireless networks to get online.
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Using the new invention of radio, the opening ceremony was the first time His Majesty the King addressed his subjects on the wireless.
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The restaurant offers wireless internet for all customers to use while they dine.
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She prefers using her wireless headphones when she listens to music at the gym.
Synonyms
A way of sending sound and music to many people using wireless signals
Sending and receiving messages by radio waves
Antonyms
Compounds
A system that lets devices connect to the internet without wires, often called Wi-Fi
- Specialized
A system that sends data over short distances without wires, like in an office
How Wireless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word wireless is made from wire + -less, which literally means 'without wires'. It was first used for systems that sent messages by radio instead of by wire, so it still means communication that works 'without wires'.