remote control

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noun

control of the operation or performance of an apparatus from a distance, as the control of a guided missile by radio signals.

Also called remote. a device used to control the operation of an apparatus or machine, as a television set, from a distance.

Origin of remote control

First recorded in 1900–05

OTHER WORDS FROM remote control

re·mote-con·trol, adjective

Words nearby remote control

remorseful, remorseless, remortgage, remote, remote access, remote control, remotely, remote sensing, remote sensor, remotion, rémoulade

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Example sentences from the Web for remote control

Long story short: if you can operate a remote-control car, you can operate a drone.
Does Your Drone Deliver?|Abby Haglage|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By 1989, the East Germans had removed their mines and remote-control machine guns.
Scaling the Berlin Wall|Michael R. Meyer|October 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST
About the same time he invented a new way of rehearsing the orchestra—the remote-control method.
The World's Great Men of Music|Harriette Brower
A remote-control robot could never get close enough to the Nipe to do any good.
Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett

He watched it open and contract a little, but it was like operating a remote-control mechanism.
Death of a Spaceman|Walter M. Miller
The stores of Hunter and Nereid rockets—especially the remote-control jobs—were broken out.
The Invaders|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
At first I thought he was just a remote-control tool, but I finally saw that he was a real, honest-to-goodness robot.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for remote control

remote control

noun

control of a system or activity by a person at a different place, usually by means of radio or ultrasonic signals or by electrical signals transmitted by wire

Also:: remote a hand-held device that enables remote control of a system or appliance

Derived forms of remote control

remote-controlled, adjective

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单词	remote control
释义	remote control SEE SYNONYMS FOR remote control ON THESAURUS.COM noun control of the operation or performance of an apparatus from a distance, as the control of a guided missile by radio signals. Also called remote. a device used to control the operation of an apparatus or machine, as a television set, from a distance. Origin of remote control First recorded in 1900–05 OTHER WORDS FROM remote control re·mote-con·trol, adjective Words nearby remote control remorseful, remorseless, remortgage, remote, remote access, remote control, remotely, remote sensing, remote sensor, remotion, rémoulade Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for remote control Long story short: if you can operate a remote-control car, you can operate a drone. Does Your Drone Deliver?\|Abby Haglage\|August 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST By 1989, the East Germans had removed their mines and remote-control machine guns. Scaling the Berlin Wall\|Michael R. Meyer\|October 31, 2009\|DAILY BEAST About the same time he invented a new way of rehearsing the orchestra—the remote-control method. The World's Great Men of Music\|Harriette Brower A remote-control robot could never get close enough to the Nipe to do any good. Anything You Can Do ...\|Gordon Randall Garrett He watched it open and contract a little, but it was like operating a remote-control mechanism. Death of a Spaceman\|Walter M. Miller The stores of Hunter and Nereid rockets—especially the remote-control jobs—were broken out. The Invaders\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins At first I thought he was just a remote-control tool, but I finally saw that he was a real, honest-to-goodness robot. Unwise Child\|Gordon Randall Garrett British Dictionary definitions for remote control remote control noun control of a system or activity by a person at a different place, usually by means of radio or ultrasonic signals or by electrical signals transmitted by wire Also:: remote a hand-held device that enables remote control of a system or appliance Derived forms of remote control remote-controlled, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to remote control remote, clicker
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remote control

noun

Origin of remote control

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Example sentences from the Web for remote control

British Dictionary definitions for remote control

noun

Derived forms of remote control

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