Standard Lemma guide

broadband

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔːdbænd/
  • General-American: /ˈbɹɔdbænd/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈbɹɑdbænd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːdbænd
  • CMU ARPABET: B R AO1 D B AE2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or carrying a wide band of electromagnetic frequencies

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A wideband of electromagnetic frequencies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An Internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or a cable modem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a broadband antenna

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wideband

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From broad + band.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: banda ampla — wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
  • Finnish: laajakaista — wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
  • Greek: ευρεία ζώνη (evreía zóni) — wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
  • Kazakh: кеңжолақты жеткізу (keñjolaqty jetkızu) — wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bredbånd — wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: breiband — wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
  • Portuguese: banda larga — wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
  • Spanish: banda ancha — wide band of electromagnetic frequencies
  • Arabic: نِطَاق اَلْعَرِيض (niṭāq al-ʕarīḍ) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Arabic: وَاسِع اَلنِّطَاق (wāsiʕ an-niṭāq) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Azerbaijani: genişzolaqlı ötürmə — high-capacity internet connection
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寬帶 /宽带 (kuāndài) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Danish: bredbånd — high-capacity internet connection
  • Dutch: breedband — high-capacity internet connection
  • Estonian: lairiba — high-capacity internet connection
  • Finnish: laajakaistayhteys — high-capacity internet connection
  • Georgian: ფართოზოლიანი ქსელი (partozoliani kseli) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Georgian: ფართოზოლიანი კავშირი (partozoliani ḳavširi) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Georgian: ფართოზოლიანი ინტერნეტი (partozoliani inṭerneṭi) — high-capacity internet connection
  • German: Breitband — high-capacity internet connection
  • Greek: ευρυζωνική (evryzonikí) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Hungarian: széles sáv — high-capacity internet connection
  • Japanese: ブロードバンド (burōdobando) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Korean: 광대역 (gwangdaeyeok) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Macedonian: широкопојасна врска (širokopojasna vrska) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Macedonian: широкопојасна линија (širokopojasna linija) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Māori: aunui — high-capacity internet connection
  • Norman: connexion d'laîze — high-capacity internet connection
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bredbånd — high-capacity internet connection
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: breiband — high-capacity internet connection
  • Portuguese: banda larga — high-capacity internet connection
  • Russian: широкополо́сная переда́ча (širokopolósnaja peredáča) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Russian: бро́дбэнд (bródbɛnd) — high-capacity internet connection
  • Scottish Gaelic: bann-leathann — high-capacity internet connection
  • Spanish: banda ancha — high-capacity internet connection
  • Swedish: bredband — high-capacity internet connection
  • Welsh: band llydan — high-capacity internet connection
  • Welsh: band eang — high-capacity internet connection
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