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.]

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

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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. Jeff Heinemann:

   Transportation is a challenge, especially considering that our equipment tends to be located in remote areas, the minimal infrastructure makes access by road difficult ... In remote locations, the best option for transporting people and parts could be air.

2. Rose Cory:

   Besides the fact that material mostly comes from the surface, the age-related bioaccumulation also increases these pollutant concentrations, bringing more threat to these most remote ecosystems. what is really novel here is not just that carbon from the surface ocean can reach the deep ocean on relatively short timescales, but that the young carbon produced in the surface ocean is fueling, or sustaining, life in the deepest trenches.

3. Satoru Yoshizawa:

   A remote-controlled robot allows one person to work at multiple stores.

4. Wood Mackenzie:

   Alaska as a region is quite prone to delays, it's very, very high cost, it's a remote, tough environment to work in, and there's a lot of environmental regulations.

5. Ren Leppens:

   Sadly, the likelihood of being able to successfully re-float the remaining whales was extremely low, the remote location, lack of nearby personnel and the whales' deteriorating condition meant the most humane thing to do was to euthanize.

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