telephone
∞
1.0
- noun
- /ˈtɛlɪˌfoʊn/
:
teléfono
- We attempted to recruit all potential case participants by telephone, by mail, or in person.
- a telephone call
- a telephone number
- a telephone conversation
They saw the first form of a telephone, a typewriter.
- They saw the first form of a telephone, a typewriter.
- There was no kitchen, no telephone, no refrigerator.
- In the great green room there was a telephone and a red balloon.
- And I've been learning about the power of the telephone for lobbying.
- He just couldn't be a young kid talking on the telephone to his high school friend.
- And when you open the door and and pick up the telephone, you have to look back.
- And then before my mom could get out, the telephone rings.
- You might have problems hearing a telephone ring if it were on the other side of the room.
- Well, I mean, I have all my notifications turned off on my telephone except for texts and phone calls.
- Imagine yourself in the middle of a car, no radio, no telephone.
- Just thought I'd There's only telephone poles.
- And I find that when you pick up a telephone, weirdly, it's less polite.
Examples
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The newsroom was equipped with a single telephone, which reporters waited patiently in line to use.
Academic text (2011) -
In addition, over 397,000 telephone calls were made to NHS Direct in this period.
Academic text (2011) -
Mail to and from family members at home was slow, and telephone communication was poor and expensive.
Academic text (1990) -
...and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made.
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In the great green room there was a telephone and a red balloon.
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There was no kitchen, no telephone, no refrigerator.
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We also know we participate in telephone interactions with other scholars, friends, family, and so on.
Academic text (1999) -
We couldn't even talk to each other on the telephone.
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Parents of males in grades 9 to 12 were contacted via telephone from March through July 2007.
Academic text (2011) -
I need to call my mom, so I will pick up the telephone from the table.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small device you use to call and talk to people
175
1.0
A small phone you carry to call people, send messages, and use apps
35
2.3
A portable phone people carry to call or send messages
7
3.0
A small phone you carry to make calls and send messages from many places
7
4.0
A device that lets people see and hear each other when they are far away
1
6.8
A telephone with a round wheel you turn to enter numbers
1
3.3
A phone that uses radio signals so you can move while talking
1
3.0
An extra phone connected to the same line for use in another room
1
8.4
A telephone that sends voice or data by radio waves instead of wires
1
7.2
A device that lets you make phone calls and use the internet at the same time
A device for making and receiving phone calls
A phone that sends and receives voice using radio waves
A phone that shows you the other person while you talk
Compounds
7
3.0
A small phone you carry to make calls and send messages from many places
- Archaic
5
1.0
A book that lists names, addresses and phone numbers of people and businesses
- Archaic
4
2.3
A small enclosed space in a public place with a phone for people to use
- Specialized
1
3.7
A place with machines that connects telephone calls for many people
- Archaic
A small electric bell that rings to tell someone about an incoming phone call
- Informal
A situation when people keep missing each other's phone calls and leave messages
A light, elegant Italian film from the 1930s and 1940s about rich people's romantic and funny lives
A light, silly comedy set among rich people that often includes white telephones as a sign of luxury
How Portable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Telephone comes from the Greek parts tele- ('far') and -phone ('sound'). So a telephone was literally a 'far sound' device, which is why it lets you talk to someone far away.