Phone meaning

What does “phone” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“phone” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds.

phone

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”
Synonymstelephone telephone set
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Synonymsspeech sound sound
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”
Synonymsearphone earpiece headphone

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”
Synonymscall telephone call up ring

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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