tri-band

adjective

Of a mobile telephone: having a choice of three operating frequencies, allowing it to be used in Europe and North America.

OriginEnglish band ← Middle English band ← Old English bend →
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Meanings

adjectivetri-band (not comparable)

alternative triband

  1. not comparableOf a mobile telephone: having a choice of three operating frequencies, allowing it to be used in Europe and North America.

Origin

  1. Englishtri-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰendʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*bandiz
  4. Old Englishbend
  5. Middle Englishband
  6. Englishband
  7. Englishtri-band

From tri- + band.

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APA

tri-band. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tri-band

MLA

“tri-band.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tri-band. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tri-band,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tri-band.

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