Wireless

Definitions

1. The medium of radio communication.
   uncountable, usually
2. A wireless connectivity to a computer network.
   uncountable, usually
3. A radio set.
   British, dated, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

22 more languages

العربيةاللاسلكيلاسلكي

Българскибезжичен

Češtinabezdrátový

Dansktrådløs

Ελληνικάασύρματοςράδιο

Suomilangaton

עבריתאלחוטי

Bahasa Indonesianirkabel

Italianowireless

日本語ワイヤレス無線

Македонскибезжичен

Bahasa Melayunirwayarwayarles

Nederlandsdraadloos

Polskibezprzewodowybezsznurowy

Portuguêssem fiowireless

Русскийбеспроводнойбеспро́водныйбеспро́волочный

Svenskatrådlös

తెలుగుతీగెలేని

ไทยไร้สาย

Türkçekablosuz

Українськабездрото́вий

Tiếng Việtkhông dây

Examples

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

“It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear⟳ all the results over the wireless. And results are all that concern⟳ me. […]””

“If your wireless stops working, try⟳ restarting the router.”

“Let's switch⟳ on the wireless and listen⟳ to the news.”

“I heard you on my wireless back in '52”

“In the corner of that dark back room stood a black and white television—their one nod to modernity—and beside it, two old wirelesses and a headset that had not seen action since the TV arrived.”

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