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wireless

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wire·less  (wrls)
adj.
1. Having no wires: a wireless security system.
2. 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.

wireless
Noun
Old-fashioned same as radio
Adjective
Computers communicating without connecting wires: wireless application protocol
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wirelesswireless - 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.wirelesswireless - an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
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
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"
Translations
Spanish wireless [ˈwaɪəlɪs] n (BRIT) → radio f
adjinalámbrico

French wireless [ˈwaɪəlɪs] n (Brit) → télégraphie f sans fil (= set); T.S.F. f
German wireless [ˈwaɪəlɪs] (Brit) (old) nFunk m;
(set) → Rundfunkgerät nt

Italian wireless [ˈwaɪəlɪs] n (BRIT) → telegrafia senza fili (= set); (apparecchio m) radio f inv
adj [technology] → wireless inv; senza fili

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Finally one of the children inquired why we couldn't hear from Princess Dorothy by wireless telegraph, which would enable her to communicate to the Historian whatever happened in the far-off Land of Oz without his seeing her, or even knowing just where Oz is.
It happened, at that time, that a wireless telegraph station was established by the Thurston Power Company close to his shop.
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