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remote control

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /rɪˌmoʊt kənˈtroʊl/ · UK /rɪˌməʊt kənˈtrəʊl/

remote control means: A small device with buttons that you use to operate a television or another machine from nearby.

noun

HANDHELD DEVICEA2

A small device with buttons that you use to operate a television or another machine from nearby.

  • Where is the remote control?
  • I changed the channel with the remote control.
  • The remote control needs new batteries.

Similar words: remote, controller

Common phrases: the tv remote control, use a remote control, remote control batteries

CONTROL FROM DISTANCEB2

A way of making a machine work without being next to it.

  • The toy car works by remote control.
  • Engineers operated the robot by remote control from a safe room.
  • Remote control allows the operator to stay away from dangerous machinery.

How to use it: by remote control (The gates can be opened by remote control.)

Similar words: remote operation

Common phrases: by remote control, remote control system

Questions about remote control

What does remote control mean?

A small device with buttons that you use to operate a television or another machine from nearby.

What is remote control in other languages?

Türkçe: uzaktan kumanda · Español: mando a distancia · Français: télécommande · Deutsch: Fernbedienung · Italiano: telecomando · 日本語: リモコン

How do you pronounce remote control?

In American English /rɪˌmoʊt kənˈtroʊl/; in British English /rɪˌməʊt kənˈtrəʊl/.

How do you use remote control in a sentence?

Where is the remote control? I changed the channel with the remote control.

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