remote control
remote control noun: a device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.
Noun
remote control (countable and uncountable, plural remote controls)
- A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.
- A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian
- A means of operating a device from a distance, such as radio control or wire-guided control.
- The bomb was detonated by remote control.
- Synonyms:
- telearchics
remote control meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
remote control in Hindi
- device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- दूरस्थ नियंत्रण dūrasth niyantraṇ, रिमोट कंट्रोल rimoṭ kaṇṭrol
remote control in Tamil
- device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- தொலையியக்கி tolaiyiyakki, ரிமோட் rimōṭ
remote control in Marathi
- device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- रिमोट rimoṭ
remote control in Urdu
- device used to operate an appliance from a short distance
- ریموٹ کَنْٹْرول remoṭ kanṭrol
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- remote control in Bengali
- দূরবর্তী নিয়ন্ত্রণ durborti niẏontron
- remote control in Gujarati
- રિમોટ rimoṭ
- remote control in Arabic
- تَحَكُّم مِن بُعْد taḥakkum min buʕd
- remote control in Malay
- alat kawalan jauh
- remote control in Indonesian
- pengendali jarak jauh, remot
- remote control in Thai
- รีโมตคอนโทรล rii-mòot-kɔn-trool, รีโมต rii-mòot
- remote control in Vietnamese
- điều khiển từ xa, điều khiển, rì-mốt
Synonyms of remote control
Forms of remote control
| plural | remote controls |
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Questions about remote control
- What does remote control mean?
- Remote control means a device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.
- What is remote control in Hindi?
- Remote control in Hindi is दूरस्थ नियंत्रण (dūrasth niyantraṇ), रिमोट कंट्रोल (rimoṭ kaṇṭrol). See Remote control meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is remote control?
- Remote control is a noun.
- What is the plural of remote control?
- The plural of remote control is remote controls.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: remote control (page history and authors); રિમોટ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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