wireless
pronunciation
How to pronounce wireless in British English:
UK [ˈwaɪələs]
How to pronounce wireless in American English:
US [ˈwaɪərləs]
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- Noun:
- medium for communication
- transmission by radio waves
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
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- Adjective:
- having no wires
Word Origin
- wireless (adj.)
- 1894, in reference to as a type of telegraph, from wire (n.) + -less. As a noun, "radio broadcasting," attested from 1903, subsequently superseded by radio.
Example
- 1. Doctors are an obvious early target for wireless health .
- 2. In years to come , wireless communications will increasingly become part of the fabric of everyday life .
- 3. Marconi received the world 's first patent for a system of wireless telegraphy .
- 4. Telephone services , both fixed line and wireless , have also been damaged .
- 5. Telus , for example , recently signed a wireless deal with the canadian military to provide voice and data services .