broadband

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broadband

  • /ˈbɹɔːdbænd/ UK
  • /ˈbɹɔdbænd/ US
  • /ˈbɹɑdbænd/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɔːdbænd

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From broad + band.

noun broadbands

  1. uncountable, usually A wideband of electromagnetic frequencies.
  2. Internet, uncountable, usually An Internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or a cable modem.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, pertaining to, or carrying a wide band of electromagnetic frequencies

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wideband, baseband, bandwidth, bunch, broad, band, high-speed, heavy, wireless internet, high-speed internet, cable internet, dsl, satellite internet, mobile broadband, wi-fi, lte

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noun wide band of electromagnetic frequencies

Españolbanda ancha
Portuguêsbanda larga
Ελληνικάευρεία ζώνη evreía zóni

noun high-capacity internet connection

Españolbanda ancha
한국어광대역 gwangdaeyeok
日本語ブロードバンド burōdobando
中文寬帶 /宽带 kuāndài
Portuguêsbanda larga
DeutschBreitband
Ελληνικάευρυζωνική evryzonikí
Русскийширокополо́сная переда́ча širokopolósnaja peredáča, бро́дбэнд bródbɛnd
العربيةالنِطَاق اَلْعَرِيض an-niṭāq al-ʕarīḍ, الحُزْمة العَرِيضة

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"broadband." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/broadband.

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@misc{broadband_2026,
  title = {broadband},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/broadband},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}