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wireless

/ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/

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What does wireless mean?

adjective

  1. Not having any wires.
  2. Functioning without an external wired connection.

noun

  1. The medium of radio communication.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. A wireless connectivity to a computer network.
  2. (dated) A radio set.

verb

  1. (dated, obsolete) To send (a message) by wireless or radio.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/

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This was also invented later by another inventor, and is in use to-day, but will naturally be rivalled by wireless telegraphy.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
A German wireless message received in this country testified to the valiant manner in which one of these ships met with destruction.
George WhaleBritish Airships, Past, Present, and FutureProject Gutenberg ebook #762
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Listening at the wireless receiver must have been very tedious and nerve-racking work, as so many adventitious sounds had to be neglected.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
It has been suggested that officers should have a working knowledge of wireless telegraphy, and this is no doubt a wise provision.
Lawrence BeesleyThe Loss of the S. S. Titanic: Its Story and Its LessonsProject Gutenberg ebook #6675
The French wireless stations running south-east to north-west were vigilant, and the outer station on the north-west side picked up the Zeppelin's conversation.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793