wireless

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

(ˈwaɪ^ər 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

Imperative

wireless

wireless

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wireless - medium for communication     radio, radiocommunication 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 signals radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, tuner, radio amplifier - 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, wireless - a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves 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 radio 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

kabellosRadio

radio

langaton

radiosans filsans-filiste

útvarp

radiosenza filitelegrafare

radiotrådlaus

sem fio

brezžičnoradio

radyo

无线电收音机

wireless

(o.f.) [ˈwaɪəlɪs] (esp Brit)

A. N → radio f
by wireless → por radio
to talk on the wireless → hablar por radio

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

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wireless

[ˈwaɪə^rləs]

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 [ˌwaɪə^rˈrɪmd] adj [glasses] → à monture métalliquewire service n (US) → accès m aux dépêches d'agences

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wireless

(esp Brit dated)

n

(also wireless set) → Radio nt, → Rundfunkgerät nt, → Radioapparat m

(= 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

vt → funken; base etc → anfunken

vi → funken

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wireless

:

wireless card

n (Comput) → kabellose Netzwerkkarte

wireless phone

n → schnurloses Telefon

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wireless

[ˈwaɪəlɪs] (old)

1. n (Brit) → radio f (also wireless set) → (apparecchio m) radio f inv
on the wireless → per radio

2. adj (station, programme) → radiofonico/a

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wire

(ˈwaiə) noun

1. (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. draad سِلْك жица fio de arame drát(ěný) der Draht ledning σύρμαalambre, cable, hilo traat سيم metallilanka fil; grillageתיל तार žica, žičan drót, huzal kawat vír filo; rete metallica 針金 철사 viela, laidas stieple; vads kawat; dawai draad, kabelmetalltråddrut fio de arame fir (de sârmă) проволока drôt; drôtený žica žica metalltråd ลวด; สายโลหะ tel 金屬線，電線 дріт; провід کسی دھات کے ذریعے بنایا گیا تار dây kim loại 金属线，电线

2. a single strand of this. There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere. draad سِلْك رَفيع жица fio drát der Draht ledning σύρμα, καλώδιοhilo juhe مخابره کردن johto fil חוּט תַיִל तार žica huzal kabel vír filo 電線 전선 laidas vads dawai; wayar draadtrådprzewód fio sârmă провод drôt žica žica kabel สายไฟ tel parçası 一條電線 дріт تار dây dẫn điện 一条（导）线

3. the metal cable used in telegraphy. The message came over the wire this morning. kabel كابِل مَعْدَني жица fio telegraf die Telegraphenleitung kabel τηλέγραφοςtelégrafo kaabel سيم تلگراف lennätin télégraphe חוּט טֶלֶפוֹן तार žica kábel kawat ritsími telegrafo 電話線 전화(전신) 선 telegrafas telegrāfa vads; telegrāfs wayar; kabel logam kabelkabel drut telegraficzny fio tele­graf телеграф telegraf brzojavna žica telegram ledning[stråd] สายเคเบิล tel kablo 電纜 кабель برقی تار dây dẫn âm thanh 电缆

4. a telegram. Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently. telegram بَرْقِيَّه телеграма telegrama telegram das Telegramm telegram τηλεγράφημαtelegrama telegramm تلگراف sähke télégrammeמברק तार telegram távirat telegram símskeyti telegramma 電報 전보 telegrama telegramma telegram telegramtelegramtelegramtelegrama telegramă телеграмма telegram telegram telegram telegram โทรเลข telgraf 電報 телеграма تار کے ذریعے بھیجا جانے والا پیغام bức điện 电报

verb

1. to fasten, connect etc with wire. The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet. van drade voorsien يوصِلُ بالأسْلاك свързвам/съединявам с жица ligar com arame položit elektrické vedení Leitungen verlegen in trække ledninger καλωδιώνω atar con alambre juhtmetega varustama سيم کشى کردن johdottaa pourvoir d'une installation électrique לְחַבֵּר לַחַשמָל तार लगाना učvrstiti žicom vezetéket szerel memasang kabel leggja raflögn í (installare l'impianto elettrico) 配線する 철사로 묶다 (kur) išvedžioti laidus ievilkt vadus membuat pendawaian bedradeninstallere elektrisitet, trekke ledninger okablować ligar com arame a racorda la instalaţia electrică прокладывать проводку položiť elektrické vedenie potegniti električno napeljavo povezati förse med (dra in) ledningar ต่อสายไฟ elektrik tesisatı döşemek 裝電線 зв'язувати дротом تار سے باندھنا mắc điện 给...装电线

2. to send a telegram to. Wire me if anything important happens. telegram stuur يُرسِلُ بَرْقِيَّةً пращам телеграма mandar um telegrama poslat telegram telegraphieren telegrafere (til) τηλεγραφώ enviar un telegrama telegrammi saatma تلگراف کردن lähettää sähke télégraphier לִשלוֹחַ מִברָק टेलीग्राम भेजना poslati telegram táviratoz (vkinek) mengirim telegram senda símskeyti telegrafare 電報を打つ 전보로 보내다 telegrafuoti telegrafēt menghantar telegram een telegram sturen sende telegram zadepeszować do mandar um telegrama a telegrafia (la) посылать телеграмму poslať telegram brzojaviti poslati telegram telegrafera till ส่งโทรเลข telgraf çekmek 打電報 телеграфувати ٹیلی گرام بھیجنا gửi điện 打电报给...

3. to send (a message) by telegram. You can wire the details to my brother in New York. per telegram stuur يُبْرِقُ، يُرْسِلُ رِسالَةً بواسِطَة التلغرام изпращам съобщение по телеграфа telegrafar telegrafovat telegraphieren telegrafere τηλεγραφώ telegrafiar telegrafeerima ارتباط با تلگراف sähköttää télégraphier לִשלוֹחַ בְּמִברָק टेलीग्राम से संदेश भेजना poslati telegramom megtáviratoz (vmit) menelegram senda símskeyti telegrafare 電報で知らせる (…임을) 전보로 알리다 (nu)siųsti telegramą sūtīt telegrammu menghantar pesanan melalui telegram telegraferentelegrafere przetelegrafować telegrafar a tele­grafia телеграфировать telegrafovať brzojaviti poslati telegramom telegrafera ส่งโทรเลข telgrafla yollamak 透過電報傳送(訊息) надіслати телеграму برقی پیغام بھیجنا gửi điện tín 发电报传送（讯息）

ˈwireless noun

an older word for (a) radio. draadloos لاسِلْكي радио telégrafo rádio das Radio, (kabellos) radio ραδιόφωνοradio raadio بی سیم radio radioאלחוטי बेतार bežični rádió radio útvarp radio ラジオ 라디오 수신기 radijas radio tanpa wayar; radio radioradioradiorádio radio радиоприёмник rádio radio radio radioapparat วิทยุ radyo 無線電收音機 радіо; радіоприймач لاسلکی rađiô 无线电收音机

ˈwiring noun

the (system of) wires used in connecting up a circuit etc. bedrading شَبَكَة أسْلاك мрежа ligações elétricas elektrické vedení das Leitungsnetz ledningsnet καλωδίωση alambrado juhtmestik سیمپیچی johdotus installation électriqueחיווט बिजली के तार sustav žica vezeték jaringan kabel raflögn (impianto elettrico) 配線 배선 laidai, elektros instaliacija elektroinstalācija pendawaian leidingledningsnett instalacja elektryczna ligaçOes eléctricas instalaţie elec­trică электропроводка elektrické vedenie električna napeljava električne instalacije ledningar ระบบสายไฟ elektrik tesisatı 接線，配線 електропроводка تار لگانے یا استعمال کرنے کا کام hệ thống điện 接线，布线

high wire

a high tightrope. acrobats on the high wire. hoë kabel, hoog gespande kabel حَبْل البَهْلَوان въже на въжеиграчи trapézio (circo) visuté lano das Drahtseil line βλ. wire cuerda floja köis سیم بلند nuora corde raide לוִלייָן עַל כַּבֵּל גָבוֹה तनी रस्सी trapez kötél a magasban tali akrobat lína fune 綱渡りの綱 줄타기 곡예의 밧줄 lynas virve tali akrobat hoge koord linelinia arame sârmă (pentru acrobaţi) натянутая проволока visuté lano vrv žica lina ลวดขึงตึง ใช้เดินไต่ลวด yüksekte gerilmiş ip 走鋼絲表演 натягнутий дріт اونچاءی پر بندھی ہوءی مضبوط رسی căng dây 走钢丝表演

ˌwire-ˈnetting noun

a material with wide mesh woven of wire, used in fencing etc. draadmaas شَبَكَة سِلْكِيَّه телена мрежа tela de arame drátěné pletivo der Maschendraht hønsenet συρματόπλεγμα red de alambre, tela metálica traatvõrk بافت تورى سيمى rautalankaverkko grillage גֶדֶר תַּיל तार-जाली žičana mreža drótháló kawat kasa vírnet, möskavír reticolato 金網 철망 vielinis tinklas stiepļu pinums dawai draadgaastrådnetting, hønsenetting siatka druciana rede de arame bară din fier forjat проволочная сетка drôtené pletivo žična mreža mreža žice ståltrådsnät ตาข่าย; กับดัก tel kafesli engel 金屬絲網 металева сітка تار کا جال lưới thép 金属丝网

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• Does the room have wireless internet access? → هَلْ هُناكَ اِتِصالٌ لاسِلْكيٌّ بالإنترنت داخلَ الـغُرْفَةِ → Je v pokoji bezdrátové připojení? → Er der trådløs internetforbindelse på værelset? → Hat das Zimmer einen WLAN-Anschluss? → Το δωμάτιο διαθέτει ασύρματη σύνδεση ίντερνετ; → ¿La habitación tiene acceso inalámbrico a Internet? → Onko huoneessa langaton internet-yhteys? → La chambre a une connexion wifi ? → Ima li soba bežični pristup internetu? → La camera ha una connessione Internet wireless? → その部屋で無線インターネット接続を利用できますか？ → 방에서 무선 인터넷 되나요? → Heeft de kamer een draadloze internetverbinding? → Har rommet trådløs Internettilgang? → Czy w pokoju dostępny jest internet bezprzewodowy? → Tem conexão sem fio para internet no quarto? → В номере есть беспроводной доступ в Интернет? → Finns det trådlös Internet på rummet? → มีอินเตอร์เน็ตไร้สายในห้องไหม? → Odada kablosuz internet bağlantısı var mı? → Phòng có mạng internet không dây không? → 房间里能无线上网吗？

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