Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

remote control

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
re-mote -con-trol
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.

Countable

noun

A means of operating a device from a distance, such as radio control or wire-guided control.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

remote controls (plural)

Synonyms

telearchics remote

Questions

What does remote control mean?
A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.

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