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telephone
[ tel-uh-fohn ]
noun
- an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
verb (used with object)
- to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.
- to send (a message) by telephone.
verb (used without object)
- to send a message by telephone.
telephone
/ ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn; ˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk /
noun
- Also calledtelephone set an electrical device for transmitting speech, consisting of a microphone and receiver mounted on a handset
- ( as modifier )
a telephone receiver
- a worldwide system of communications using telephones. The microphone in one telephone converts sound waves into electrical signals that are transmitted along a telephone wire or by radio to one or more distant sets, the receivers of which reconvert the incoming signal into the original sound
- ( as modifier )
a telephone exchange
a telephone call
- See telephone box
verb
- to call or talk to (a person) by telephone
- to transmit (a recorded message, radio or television programme, or other information) by telephone, using special transmitting and receiving equipment
Derived Forms
- ˈٱˌDzԱ, noun
- ˌٱˈDzԾ, adverb
- telephonic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٱ·Dze noun
- ·ٱ·DzԱ adjective
- ·ٱ·DzԱ verb retelephoned retelephoning
Word History and Origins
Origin of telephone1
Example Sentences
As she leaves the clinic she telephones her family.
He eventually reached out to the counselling service paid for by NICTS, but said the six telephone sessions were not enough.
Corruption inquiries led to reforms, and the Public Utilities Act in 1912 brought all transportation, water, electric, gas, telegraph and telephone service under the agency’s jurisdiction.
"If you're in an amazing world with castles and dragons, seeing a telephone pole removes you from that story".
The agency’s press office acknowledged in a string of posts on X that telephone wait times were too long and its website had faced challenges, but said the issues “predate the current Administration.”
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