remote

The definition of remote is something that is far away in place or time or a place that is located away from the populated areas.

(adjective)

  1. An example of remote is California if you live in New York.
  2. An example of remote is a cabin deep in the woods.
  3. An example of remote is a time ten years in the future.

Remote is a device used to control the TV or other electronic equipment.

(noun)

An example of remote is the controller that comes with your cable box.

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See remote in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective remoter, remotest

  1. distant in space; far off; far away
  2. far off and hidden away; secluded
  3. far off in (past or future) time: a remote ancestor
  4. distant in connection, relation, bearing, or the like: a question remote from the subject
  5. distantly related by blood or marriage: a remote cousin
  6. distant in human relations; aloof: remote and cold in his manner
  7. slight; faint: a remote chance
  8. not immediate or primary; far removed in influence: the remote causes
  9. Comput. of or by means of a terminal, etc. located some distance away from the computer and therefore requiring a communication line

Origin: ME < L remotus, pp. of removere, to remove

noun

  1. Radio, TV a usually live broadcast originating outside a studio
  2. remote control (sense )

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See remote in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective re·mot·er, re·mot·est
  1. a. Located far away; distant in space.
    b. Hidden away; secluded: a remote hamlet.
  2. Distant in time: the remote past.
  3. Faint; slight: a remote possibility; had not the remotest interest.
  4. Far removed in connection or relevance: a cause remote from everyday concerns.
  5. Distantly related by blood or marriage: a remote cousin.
  6. Distant in manner; aloof.
  7. Operating or controlled from a distance: remote sensors.
  8. Computer Science Located at a distance from another computer that is accessible by cables or other communications links: a remote terminal.
noun
  1. A radio or television broadcast originating from a point outside a studio.
  2. A remote control device.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French remot

Origin: , from Latin remōtus

Origin: , past participle of removēre, to remove; see remove

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Related Forms:

  • re·moteˈly adverb
  • re·moteˈness noun

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