Definition of Cordless

1. Adjective. Not having a cord. "Cordless telephone"

Partainyms: Cord

Definition of Cordless

1. Adjective. Having no cord; especially using batteries instead of mains electricity ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cordless

1. an electrical device with its own power supply [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordless

cordierite
cordierites
cordiform
cordiform uterus
cordillera
cordilleran
cordilleras
cordiner
cordiners
cording
cordings
cordis
cordite
cordites
corditis
cordless (current term)
cordless phone
cordless phones
cordless telephone
cordless telephones
cordlesses
cordlessly
cordlessness
cordlike
cordobas
cordocentesis
cordon
cordon bleu
cordon off
cordon sanitaire

Literary usage of Cordless

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Automatic Telephony: A Comprehensive Treatise on Automatic and Semi by Arthur Bessey Smith, Wilson Lee Campbell (1914)
"Third Class—Manually Operated Private Branch Exchange Switchboards of the cordless Type.—As an example of a switchboard of this kind a description will be ..."

2. Journal of the British Dental Association by British Dental Association (1886)
"A cordless Dental Engine. MESSRS. W. & J. JAMIESON. of 10, Broad Street, Golden Square, have produced a burring engine, which, by an ingenious contri- ..."

3. Implementing the European Community Single Market: Sixth Followup Report (1994)
"provide a means, using cordless technology, (or meeting .user, ... "mobility of cordless telecommunications .for both voice and non-voice application^ ..."

4. Proposed Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"cordless handset telephones Finally, a correction is proposed with respect to the classification of cordless handset telephones. ..."

5. Security Awareness in the 1990's: Feature Articles from the Security by Lynn F. Fischer (1998)
"For example, anyone with a "like" cordless telephone can attempt to steal ... It works like this: a "bad guy" grabs his own cordless telephone and takes a ..."

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