phone
phone /ˈfoʊn/
noun
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()
Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
(
telephone set
, phone
, telephone
)
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
I talked to him on the telephone
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Electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
(
earpiece
, headphone
, phone
, earphone
)
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
it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked
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(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
(
phone
, speech sound
, sound
)
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
verb
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()
Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
(
call up
, ring
, phone
, call
, telephone
)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
I tried to call you all night
I tried to call you all night
Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
Take two aspirin and call me in the morning