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Definition of Remote
1. Noun. A device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance. "He lost the remote for his TV"
2. Adjective. Located far away spatially. "Remote stars"
3. Adjective. Very unlikely. "A remote contingency"
4. Adjective. Separate or apart in time. "The remote past or future"
5. Adjective. Inaccessible and sparsely populated.
6. Adjective. Far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship. "Considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
Definition of Remote
1. a. Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.
Definition of Remote
1. situated far away [adj -MOTER, -MOTEST] : REMOTELY [adv] / a broadcast originating outside a studio [n -S]
Medical Definition of Remote
1. Separated from one another, separated by intervals or spaces greater than the ordinary. (09 Oct 1997)