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wire·less
(wīr′lĭs)adj.
1. Having no wires.
2. Of or relating to communication by transmitting electromagnetic signals through the air: a wireless network; a wireless telephone.
3. Chiefly British Of or relating to radio or communication by radiotelegraphy or radiotelephony.
n.
1. A radio telegraph or radiotelephone system.
2. A message transmitted by wireless telegraph or telephone.
3. Chiefly British Radio.
tr. & intr.v. wire·lessed, wire·less·ing, wire·less·es
To communicate with or send communications by wireless.
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wireless
(ˈwaɪəlɪs)adj
1. (Telecommunications) communicating without connecting wires or other material contacts: wireless networks; wireless internet connection.
2. (Computer Science) communicating without connecting wires or other material contacts: wireless networks; wireless internet connection.
n
(Telecommunications) chiefly old-fashioned Brit another word for radio
ˈwirelessly adv
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wire•less
(ˈwaɪər lɪs)adj.
1. having no wire.
2. noting or pertaining to any of various devices that are operated with or actuated by electromagnetic waves.
3. Chiefly Brit. radio.
n. 4. wireless telegraphy or telephony.
5. a wireless telegraph or telephone.
6. a wireless message.
7. any system or device, as a cellular phone, for transmitting messages or signals by electromagnetic waves.
8. Chiefly Brit. radio.
[1890–95]
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wireless
Past participle: wirelessed
Gerund: wirelessing
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| Noun | 1. |  wireless - medium for communication broadcasting - taking part in a radio or tv program raise - establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night" |
| 2. | wireless - transmission by radio waves telecom, telecommunication - (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically radiotelegraph, radiotelegraphy, wireless telegraphy - telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire radiotelephone, radiotelephony, wireless telephone - telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire | |
| 3. |  wireless - an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signalsamplifier - electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it clock radio - a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically crystal set - an early radio receiver using a crystal detector detector - electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity demodulator, detector - rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave heterodyne receiver, superhet, superheterodyne receiver - a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified push-button radio - a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons radio-gramophone, radio-phonograph - electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player receiver, receiving system - set that receives radio or tv signals | |
| 4. | wireless - a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves communication system - a system for communicating radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, tuner, radio, wireless - an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals wireless telegraph, wireless telegraphy, radiotelegraph, radiotelegraphy - the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code) radio transmitter - transmitter that is the part of a radio system that transmits signals | |
| Adj. | 1. | wireless - having no wires; "a wireless security system" wired - equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service; "a well-wired house" |
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Translations
لاسِلْكي
radio
langaton
útvarp
radiotrådlaus
brezžičnoradio
wireless
(o.f.) [ˈwaɪəlɪs] (esp Brit)B. ADJ (= without wires) → inalámbrico
C. CPD Wireless Application Protocol N (Telec) → Protocolo m de aplicaciones inalámbricas
wireless message N → radiograma m
wireless operator N → radiotelegrafista mf, radio mf
wireless station N → emisora f
wireless technology N → tecnología f inalámbrica
wireless message N → radiograma m
wireless operator N → radiotelegrafista mf, radio mf
wireless station N → emisora f
wireless technology N → tecnología f inalámbrica
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
wireless
[ˈwaɪərləs] n
(also wireless telegraphy) → radio f
(British) (old-fashioned) (also wireless set) → T.S.F. f (old-fashioned), (poste m de) radio f
adj (COMPUTING) [technology, network, communication] → sans fil invwireless operator n → radiotélégraphiste mfwire mesh
n → grillage m
modif [cover, fence, cage] → en grillagewire netting n → treillis m métallique, grillage mwire-rimmed [ˌwaɪərˈrɪmd] adj [glasses] → à monture métalliquewire service n (US) → accès m aux dépêches d'agences
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wireless
(esp Brit dated)n
(= radio) → Rundfunk m; (also wireless telegraphy) → drahtlose Telegrafie; (also wireless telephony) → drahtlose Übertragung, drahtloses Telefon; wireless operator (on ship, plane) → Funker(in) m(f); to send a message by wireless → eine Botschaft über Funk schicken or senden
vi → funken
wireless
:wireless card
n (Comput) → kabellose Netzwerkkarte
wireless phone
n → schnurloses Telefon
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
wireless
[ˈwaɪəlɪs] (old)2. adj (station, programme) → radiofonico/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wire
(ˈwaiə) noun1. (also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread. We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.
2. a single strand of this. There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.
3. the metal cable used in telegraphy. The message came over the wire this morning.
4. a telegram. Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.
verb1. to fasten, connect etc with wire. The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.
2. to send a telegram to. Wire me if anything important happens.
3. to send (a message) by telegram. You can wire the details to my brother in New York.
ˈwireless noun an older word for (a) radio.
ˈwiring noun the (system of) wires used in connecting up a circuit etc.
high wire a high tightrope. acrobats on the high wire.
ˌwire-ˈnetting noun a material with wide mesh woven of wire, used in fencing etc.
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