0 A cordless electrical tool or piece of equipment operates without needing to be permanently connected by a wire to an electrical supply:
1 (of a device) operated without a wire connected to an electrical supply by using electricity produced by a battery:
a cordless phone
2 cordless equipment does not need to be permanently connected by a wire to an electricity supply:
The tape recorder was always stationary in one room in the house, with two cordless directional microphones on opposite sides of the room.
Children wore an apron equipped with a small cordless microphone to enhance sound quality for transcription.
I am advised that cordless telephones operate at much lower powers to mobile telephones although they are very similar in their principles of operation.
Four other models of cordless telephone are at present undergoing approval.
There is clear evidence that the use of unapproved cordless telephones causes interference to other radio services, including those used by the emergency services.
We do not agree that cordless power tools, specifically, should be excepted.
There has been some debate about whether the cordless headset is viable or makes sense.
Let us take one small example: the aspect of the cordless telephone.
