remote
pronunciation
How to pronounce remote in British English:
UK [rɪˈməʊt]
How to pronounce remote in American English:
US [rɪˈmoʊt]
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- Noun:
- a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
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- Adjective:
- far distant in space
- very unlikely
- far distant in time
- inaccessible and sparsely populated
- far apart in nature
Word Origin
- remote (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French remot or directly from Latin remotus "afar off, remote, distant in place," past participle of removere "move back or away" (see remove (v.)). Related: Remotely; remoteness. Remote control "fact of controlling from a distance" is recorded from 1904; as a device which allows this from 1920.
Example
- 1. This is not some remote danger .
- 2. A typical tv remote battery produces about 1.5 volts .
- 3. All these plants are on remote sites .
- 4. Svalbard was chosen because it is cold and remote .
- 5. This often means flying in remote areas with no radar coverage .