Adjective: remote (remoter,remotest) ri'mowt- Far apart in relevance, relationship or kinship
"a remote relative"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"; - distant - Located far away spatially
"remote stars"; - distant - Very unlikely
"a remote possibility"; - outside - Separate or apart in time
"the remote past or future"; - distant, removed - Inaccessible and sparsely populated
- outback Noun: remote ri'mowt- A device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
"he lost the remote for his TV"; - remote control
Derived forms: remotes, remotest, remoter See also: far, faraway, inaccessible, loosely knit, removed, ulterior, unaccessible, unlikely Type of: device Part of: remote-control bomb Encyclopedia: Remote, Or |