Definition of phone - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"

Noun

(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

Noun

electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"

Verb

get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

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Synonyms

call call up earphone earpiece headphone ring sound speech sound telephone telephone set

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More General Terms

electro-acoustic transducer electronic equipment language unit linguistic unit telecommunicate

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More Specific Terms

call in cell phone consonant desk phone dial phone dial telephone earplug extension extension phone French telephone glide handset orinasal orinasal phone pay-phone pay-station phoneme radiophone radiotelephone receiver semivowel sonant speakerphone telephone extension telephone receiver voiced sound vowel vowel sound wireless telephone

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