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phone
has definitions from the fields of physics,electronics,telecommunications,linguistics,phonetics
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[ noun ] (electronics,telecommunications) electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
Synonyms Examples "I talked to him on the telephone" Used in print (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)Eber_L._Taylor of Manchester_Depot recorded the setting of phone poles in East_Dorset and Barnumville in his diary for 1906 . Anyone fortunate enough to have one of those early phones advertised the fact along with the telephone_number in the Manchester_Journal . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)During the night , a phone_company technician had deadened the bells and installed red blinkers on the phones . No , they had n't seen anyone around ; no , they did n't know the Andrus family ; yes , they had read about the case ; yes , they had let some reporters use their phone , but they would no_longer . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)The phone had been disconnected but telegrams came for him and notes by special messenger . |
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[ verb ] (telecommunications) get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Examples "I tried to call you all night" "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)She said , `` I notice the girl from across the street has n't bothered to phone or visit '' . `` Well , Mrs._Charles_- Sally - has phoned too . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)When the detective left , Andrus phoned his secretary to cancel his work and to advise the network to get a substitute director for his current project . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)He may try to phone us '' . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)He was passing_through town and phoned to say hello . Related terms telecommunicate call_in cell_phone call telephone call telephone caller dial |
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[ noun ] (linguistics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
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[ noun ] (physics) electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
Examples "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" Related terms |
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