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remote
remote /riːˈmoʊt/
adjective
-
(
)
Located far away spatially
(
distant
, remote
)
located far away spatially
Distant lands
distant lands
Remote stars
remote stars
-
()
Very unlikely
(
outside
, remote
)
very unlikely
An outside chance
an outside chance
A remote possibility
a remote possibility
A remote contingency
a remote contingency
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()
Separate or apart in time
(
distant
, removed
, remote
)
separate or apart in time
Distant events
distant events
The remote past or future
the remote past or future
-
()
Inaccessible and sparsely populated
(
outback
, remote
)
inaccessible and sparsely populated
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Far apart in relevance, relationship or kinship
(
remote
, distant
)
far apart in relevance, relationship or kinship
A distant cousin
a distant cousin
A remote relative
a remote relative
A distant likeness
a distant likeness
Considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
noun
-
A device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
(
remote
, remote control
)
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
He lost the remote for his TV
he lost the remote for his TV
gerenuk
gerenuk /ˈdʒɛrənʊk/
noun
-
Slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns
(
gerenuk
, Litocranius walleri
)
slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns
amberfish
amberfish /ˈæmbɚˌfɪʃ/
noun
-
Any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
(
amberfish
, amberjack
)
any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
condenser mike
condenser mike /kənˈdɛnsər maɪk/
noun
-
Microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves
(
capacitor microphone
, capacitor mike
, condenser microphone
, condenser mike
)
microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves
