Definition of phone Phone
/fowˈn/ - [fown] - phone
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NounPlural: phones |
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| phone - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | ||
| speech sound, sound | ||
| language unit, linguistic unit one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed | ||
| utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication | ||
| phonetics the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis | ||
| phoneme (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language | ||
| vowel sound, vowel a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | ||
| semivowel, glide a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant | ||
| consonant a speech sound that is not a vowel | ||
| orinasal, orinasal phone a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels) | ||
| phone - 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" | ||
| telephone, telephone set | ||
| electronic equipment equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) | ||
| phone system, telephone system a communication system that transmits sound between distant points | ||
| desk phone a telephone set that sits on a desk or table | ||
| dial phone, dial telephone a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called | ||
| extension phone, telephone extension, extension act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need" | ||
| french telephone, handset telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle | ||
| mouthpiece the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly | ||
| pay-phone, pay-station a coin-operated telephone | ||
| radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables | ||
| speakerphone a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time | ||
| phone - 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" | ||
| earphone, earpiece, headphone | ||
| electro-acoustic transducer a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa | ||
| earplug a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise | ||
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phone
An electronic device used for calling people. -
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To contact someone using the telephone. -
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To speak with a person by telephone.
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phone
Colloquial abbreviation for telephone.
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