adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɹɔːdbænd/
General-American:/ˈbɹɔdbænd/
cot-caught-merger:/ˈbɹɑdbænd/
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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
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