The likelihood of the company paying this debt is remote.Remote sensing is a type of geospatial technology that samples emitted and reflected electromagnetic (EM) radiation from the Earth’s terrestrial, atmospheric, and aquatic ecosystems in order to detect and monitor the physical characteristics of an area without making physical contact. From Longman Business Dictionary remote re‧mote / rɪˈməʊt-ˈmoʊt / adjective 1 COMPUTING remote systems or equipment are used to control a machine, computer system etc from a distance remote access to computer data banks 2 if a possibility, risk, danger etc is remote, there is only a small chance it will happen A 7% cut in production is likely, although 10% is also a remote possibility. Related topics: Television & radio, Household remote remote 2 noun AMT DH a remote control Give me the remote. This discussion of artistic meaning seems very remote from a convict's experience.But they also knew there was a remote chance that their efforts might help to prevent catastrophe.On the other hand, there is just the remote possibility that some one will invent it tomorrow.Powell only has a remote chance of playing, for Reilly's squad has retained its shape and strength.But that remote possibility, he knew, had already been examined and dismissed.It had been a remote possibility, but it had existed.The pipeline is no longer a remote possibility.I was naïve enough to think it had a remote chance.Analysts say a political solution is more remote than ever.
It is your public name on the remote system, and you generally create it the first time you call in.The problems of getting copy on to the system from a remote source was, therefore, already solved.On stage vacuum control for remote rotation is available if required.There is only a remote prospect of peace in the region.There is a remote possibility the program could be halted, if funding were cut.Space probes operate in dark, cold, remote parts of the solar system.The plane went down in a remote forest area.They moved to a remote farmhouse in North Wales.Much effort went into tracing remote family connections abroad on the off chance of identifying a benefactor.The helicopter crashed in a remote desert area.The real work is being done by remote computers on the Web.The procedure was monitored with remote cameras.Peter's father was always remote and silent around his family.The chances of such an accident happening again are very remote.But they submitted that the damage was too remote.6 → not have the remotest idea/interest/intention etc - remoteness noun Examples from the Corpus remote 5 person UNFRIENDLY unfriendly, and not interested in people SYN distant His father was a remote, quiet man. 3 time FAR far away in time SYN distant the remote time when dinosaurs walked the earth a remote ancestor (=someone related to you, who lived a long time ago ) 4 different DIFFERENT very different from something remote from The Heights was quiet and clean and remote from the busy daily life of the city. ○ W3 adjective 1 far away FAR far from towns or other places where people live SYN isolated a remote border town a fire in a remote mountain area ► see thesaurus at far 2 not likely PROBABLY if a chance or possibility of something happening is remote, it is not very likely to happen SYN slight remote chance/possibility There’s a remote chance that you can catch him before he leaves.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English remote re‧mote 1 / rɪˈməʊt $ -ˈmoʊt /
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