wireless telephone
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- noun
- /ˈwaɪərləs ˈtɛlɪfoʊn/
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teléfono inalámbrico
- With a wireless telephone, you can easily make calls from anywhere in your home without being tied to a wall jack.
- wireless telephone service
- wireless telephone business
Examples
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Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute lawfully obtained software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications with computer programs on the telephone handset.
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He used his wireless telephone to call for help when his car broke down on the highway.
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The wireless telephone allows people to communicate freely while on the move, enhancing connectivity in urban areas.
Synonyms
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A small phone you carry to call people, send messages, and use apps
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A small telephone you carry to call, text, and go online
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A portable phone people carry to call or send messages
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A small phone you carry to make calls and send messages from many places
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A telephone that sends voice or data by radio waves instead of wires
A phone that sends and receives voice using radio waves
How Wireless
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'wireless' (without wires) modifies 'telephone' (device for voice communication), so a learner who knows both words can infer a telephone that works without wires. This adjective+noun descriptive pattern is common across languages and follows regular English word-formation, making it immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Wireless telephone The term wireless telephone names a telephone that is wireless, meaning it sends your voice through the air instead of along a wire. So picture walking around while talking and your voice travels through the air to the other phone, and that's why it means a phone you can use 'without wires'.