[ri-moht] 
adjective, -mot⋅er, -mot⋅est, noun | 1. | far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil. |
| 2. | out-of-the-way; secluded: a remote village; a remote mountaintop. |
| 3. | distant in time: remote antiquity. |
| 4. | distant in relationship or connection: a remote ancestor. |
| 5. | operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control: a remote telephone answering machine. |
| 6. | far off; abstracted; removed: principles remote from actions. |
| 7. | not direct, primary, or proximate; not directly involved or influential: the remote causes of the war. |
| 8. | slight or faint; unlikely: not the remotest idea; a remote chance. |
| 9. | reserved and distant in manner; aloof; not warmly cordial. |
| 10. | Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio. |
| 11. | remote control (def. 2). |
| re·mote (rĭ-mōt') adj. re·mot·er, re·mot·est
[Middle English, from Old French remot, from Latin remōtus, past participle of removēre, to remove; see remove.] re·mote'ly adv., re·mote'ness n. |
