wireless
5
5.3
- noun
- /ˈwaɪərləs/
- Archaic
:
radio
- The wireless is still out.
- wireless headphones
- wireless network
- wireless carriers
Examples
-
He died sitting in his favorite chair listening to his favorite program on the wireless.
-
His boot thumped the floor to the music on the wireless.
Fiction book (2001) -
I heard you on the wireless.
-
Come and listen to the wireless.
-
I need to use your wireless.
-
We heard him arrive at the airport on the wireless.
-
There was dance music from a wireless in some room off the corridor.
Fiction book (1997) -
I've been listening to the wireless.
-
On the table by the window was a large portable wireless (the word "radio" was rarely used).
Fiction book (2001) -
Gathering around the wireless for the main bulletin was a wartime habit they would never break.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A small machine that plays music and news sent through the air
112
3.4
A device that picks up signals, for example a radio or television
5
4.4
A device that receives radio or television signals to give sound and pictures
2
3.9
A device that picks up wireless signals and turns them into sound or data
2
2.3
A machine that receives broadcasts through the air and plays them as sound
1
6.1
A machine like a radio that receives and makes broadcast signals stronger
A simple early radio that uses a crystal to receive signals without a battery
A radio that changes incoming signals to one fixed frequency to make them easier to receive
A radio that changes incoming signals to one lower frequency to make them stronger and easier to receive
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 Sensitive
- Specialized
1
5.1
- Specialized
112
3.4
- Archaic
5
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word wireless was used for the radio set people listened to in the past because it was a receiver that worked 'without wires'. That's why old radios are often called 'the wireless'.