telephone
an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone.
to send (a message) by telephone.
to send a message by telephone.
Origin of telephone
1- Also phone.
Other words from telephone
- tel·e·phon·er, noun
- pre·tel·e·phone, adjective
- re·tel·e·phone, verb, re·tel·e·phoned, re·tel·e·phon·ing.
Words Nearby telephone
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How to use telephone in a sentence
“From everything I’ve seen so far, and from the people who have reached out to me, yes, I’m positive that was Clint,” said the former coach, Jason Strunk, when reached by telephone Monday.
Sheriff’s deputy who tackled Super Bowl field invader was a ‘tough as nails’ high school QB | Des Bieler | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostOne allowed access to a telephone used for checking in and non-emergency communication with headquarters.
Call box of duty: Cops remember the call boxes that kept them connected | John Kelly | January 30, 2021 | Washington PostHowever, during a telephone conversation, the agency refused to confirm the mission took place in Mexico—citing the protection of “sources and methods.”
Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite | Bobbie Johnson | January 28, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewJust as a century ago we embraced the telephone, we embraced Facebook.
'We Need a Fundamental Reset.' Shoshana Zuboff on Building an Internet That Lets Democracy Flourish | Billy Perrigo | January 22, 2021 | TimeFeliciano said in a brief telephone interview Thursday evening.
Virginia Democrats seek to remove member of state’s new redistricting commission as it convenes for first meeting | Gregory S. Schneider | January 22, 2021 | Washington Post
After my first trip to his place in Tucson we called one another on the telephone.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce a month he attaches a device to his chest, clamps metal bracelets on his wrists, and hooks the whole thing up to a telephone.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe gives a long telephone interview to nine reporters around the country.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I grew up with Special Forces,” Shadman said during a telephone interview Wednesday.
Since 2013, his telecoms company Beijing Xinwei has been awarded several telephone and internet licenses.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution | Nina Lakhani | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNew proposals regarding telephone charges are expected as soon as the Select Committee has reported.
It contained a writing-table (upon which was a telephone and a pile of old newspapers), a cabinet, and two chairs.
Dope | Sax RohmerAt the back, near a stand that racked a number of grease guns, he saw a second telephone fixed to the wall.
As they left the tower and the ugly old woman, they heard the latter calling a number into the telephone receiver.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseIf Burkey knew the Eye's telephone number he apparently kept it in his head.
British Dictionary definitions for telephone
/ (ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn) /
Also called: telephone 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
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
- Often shortened to: phone
Derived forms of telephone
- telephoner, noun
- telephonic (ˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk), adjective
- telephonically, adverb
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