broadband

adjective

broad·​band ˈbrȯd-ˌband 

1

: operating at, responsive to, or comprising a wide band of frequencies

a broadband radio antenna

2

: of, relating to, or being a high-speed communications network and especially one in which a frequency range is divided into multiple independent channels for simultaneous transmission of signals (such as voice, data, or video)

broadband noun

Examples of broadband in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By 2023, broadband adoption had surpassed 80% among younger rural adults, but dropped sharply with age. —Bob Hellman, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025

The two companies building the largest constellations to provide broadband internet from space, SpaceX and Amazon, are making their own spacecraft in-house. —Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Between December 2022 and October 2024, SpaceX launched four batches of satellites for OneWeb, another broadband Internet competitor. —Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025

Project Kuiper seeks to compete directly with the likes of SpaceX’s Starlink and other companies to offer broadband internet service. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for broadband

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand
• farmland

Kids Definition

broadband

adjective

broad·​band

: of, relating to, or being a high-speed communications network

a broadband Internet connection

broadband noun