wireless vs clock radio

clock radio vs wireless

wireless and clock radio both are nouns.

wireless is an adjective but clock radio is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wireless	Yes	Yes	No	No
clock radio	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, clock radio is a hyponym of wireless; that is, clock radio is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wireless:

wireless: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
clock radio: a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically

Other hyponyms of wireless include crystal set, heterodyne receiver, superhet, superheterodyne receiver, push-button radio.

wireless (noun)	clock radio (noun)
a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves	a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically
an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
transmission by radio waves
medium for communication

wireless (adjective)	clock radio (adjective)
having no wires

Difference between wireless and clock radio

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