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- [wahyuh r-lis]
- /ˈwaɪər lɪs/
- /ˈwaɪə.ləs/
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- [wahyuh r-lis]
- /ˈwaɪər lɪs/
Definitions of wireless word
- adjective wireless having no wire. 1
- adjective wireless noting or pertaining to any of various devices that are operated with or actuated by electromagnetic waves. 1
- adjective wireless Chiefly British. radio. 1
- noun wireless wireless telegraphy or telephony. 1
- noun wireless a wireless telegraph or telephone, or the like. 1
- noun wireless any system or device, as a cell phone, for transmitting messages or signals by electromagnetic waves. 1
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Origin of wireless
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; wire + -less
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wireless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wireless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wireless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wireless
noun wireless
- cb — CB, an abbreviation for 'Citizens' Band', is a range of radio frequencies which the general public is allowed to use to send messages to each other. It is used especially by truck drivers and other drivers who use radio sets in their vehicles.
- cbs — Columbia Broadcasting System
- marconi — Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
Antonyms for wireless
adjective wireless
- landline — a circuit of wire or cable connecting two ground locations.
Top questions with wireless
- how does wireless charging work?
- how to turn on wireless capability?
- who owns cricket wireless?
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