remote-control machine

  • 1remote control — remote controls 1) N UNCOUNT Remote control is a system of controlling a machine or a vehicle from a distance by using radio or electronic signals. The bomb was detonated by remote control. 2) N COUNT The remote control for a television or video… …

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  • 2remote control — remote′ control′ n. 1) control of an apparatus from a distance, as the control of a guided missile by radio signals 2) hfi a device used to control the operation of an apparatus or machine, as a television set, from a distance • Etymology:… …

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  • 3remote control — remote control, adj. 1. control of the operation or performance of an apparatus from a distance, as the control of a guided missile by radio signals. 2. Also called remote. a device used to control the operation of an apparatus or machine, as a… …

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  • 4remote control — ► NOUN 1) control of a machine or apparatus from a distance by means of signals transmitted from a radio or electronic device. 2) (also remote controller) a device that controls an apparatus in this way. DERIVATIVES remote controlled adjective …

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  • 5Remote control — For other uses, see Remote control (disambiguation). A television remote control unit (RCU) A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wireless …

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  • 6Remote control (disambiguation) — A remote control is any device used for the remote operation of a machineRemote control also may refer to:In mediaMusic* Remote Control (album) (1979), an album by The Tubes * Remotely Controlled , an album by Christian humorist Mark Lowry… …

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  • 7remote control */ — UK / US noun Word forms remote control : singular remote control plural remote controls 1) [countable] a piece of equipment that you use for controlling a machine such as a television or stereo system from a short distance away 2) [uncountable] a …

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  • 8remote control — noun a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance he lost the remote for his TV • Syn: ↑remote • Hypernyms: ↑device • Part Holonyms: ↑remote control bomb …

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  • 9remote control — noun control of a machine or apparatus from a distance by means of signals transmitted from a radio or electronic device. ↘(also remote controller) a device that controls an apparatus in this way. Derivatives remote controlled adjective …

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  • 10remote control — re,mote con trol noun * 1. ) count a piece of equipment that you use for controlling a machine such as a television or STEREO system from a short distance away 2. ) uncount a system of controlling a machine or a vehicle from a short distance away …

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