Definitions for remote
rɪˈmoʊtre·mote

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. remote control, remote(adj)

   a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

   "he lost the remote for his TV"

2. distant, remote(adj)

   located far away spatially

   "distant lands"; "remote stars"

3. outside, remote(adj)

   very unlikely

   "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"

4. distant, remote, removed(adj)

   separate or apart in time

   "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

5. outback(a), remote(adj)

   inaccessible and sparsely populated;

6. distant, remote(adj)

   far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

   "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. remote(Noun)

   Short for remote control.

   I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote.

2. remote(Noun)

   An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

3. remote(Verb)

   To connect to a computer from a remote location.

4. remote(Adjective)

   At a distance; disconnected.

   A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.

5. remote(Adjective)

   Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

   After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.

6. remote(Adjective)

   Unlikely.

   There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.

7. remote(Adjective)

   Emotionally detached.

   After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Remote

   removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands

   Etymology: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]

2. Remote

   hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses

   Etymology: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]

3. Remote

   not agreeing; alien; foreign

   Etymology: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]

4. Remote

   not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity

   Etymology: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]

5. Remote

   separate; abstracted

   Etymology: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]

6. Remote

   not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant

   Etymology: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]

7. Remote

   not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance

   Etymology: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]

8. Remote

   separated by intervals greater than usual

   Etymology: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Remote

   rē-mōt′, adj. moved back to a distance in time or place: far: distant: primary, as a cause: not agreeing: not nearly related.—adv. Remote′ly.—ns. Remote′ness; Remō′tion (Shak.), act of removing: remoteness. [Remove.]

Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Remote

   further removed than distant.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remote' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3388

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remote' in Adjectives Frequency: #441

Anagrams for remote »

1. meteor

How to pronounce remote?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of remote in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of remote in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of remote in a Sentence

1. Andreas Paterakis:

   The biggest partner in these discussions is the central bank and we have daily communication with them and whatever we plan is in full coordination under their approval, we won't need, and we have not involved, police and in no way the military. They don't have to play any role. But if we were asked to carry bigger amounts of money then maybe we would ask for a police escort, especially if it is to remote areas.

2. Andrew Herdman:

   Further investment is needed in infrastructure, many of the airports in Indonesia are dealing with congestion well beyond their design capacity. Some of the smaller airports, and this most recent tragedy involved short haul service between two remote airports in inhospitable terrain in Papua -- airports in that terrain need upgrading of navigation aids and other operational enhancements.

3. Home Minister Safaraz Bugti:

   It was a remote-controlled device with 3-4 kg of explosives ... I think these kinds of cowardly acts will not reduce our morale.

4. Mike DeWine:

   These were fairly remote areas. Somebody knew what they were doing.

5. Sung Kim:

   It may seem remote, but at some stage it is conceivable that China cannot afford to be continuously associated with a regime that is universally sanctioned by the international community, something will give.

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