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wireless

/ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/noun, adjective2 syllables

Wireless means: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals.

Synonyms for wireless7

noun, as in an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner

noun, as in medium for communication

radio, radiocommunication

noun, as in a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves

also used for wireless

cordless

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Opposites of wireless

What does wireless mean?5

noun

1

an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

2

medium for communication

3

a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves

4

transmission by radio waves

adjective

1

having no wires“a wireless security system”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Wireless in a sentence

  • Many libraries also provide wireless local area network.unknown
  • Stefan wore a wireless headphone when he goes to the gym.Amastan
  • I forgot to charge my wireless headset last night.Lumi
  • The wireless joypad made it easier to play from the couch.rul
  • My wireless mouse started malfunctioning, so I immediately ordered a new one.Lumi
  • Gabriel was a senior wireless operator on the Titanic.Amastan
  • He sent a message by wireless.unknown
  • The ship distress signals in Morse code using the relatively new Marconi wireless telegraph.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of wireless

as a noun

plural
wirelesses