Definition of telephoning in English

Wiktionary

telephoning (Verb)
Present participle of telephone.

Part of speech

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telephoning, verb, gerund of telephone (infinitive).

WordNet

Noun Plural: telephones
telephone - 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"
		phone, 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
telephone - transmitting speech at a distance
		telephony
		telecom, telecommunication (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
		voice mail, voicemail a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
		phone call, telephone call, call (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"
		call forwarding lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct
		call waiting a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone

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Wiktionary

telephone (Noun)
An electronic device used for two-way talking with other people often shortened to phone.
telephone (Verb)
To contact someone by dialing his or her telephone number; to make someone's telephone ring using one's own telephone.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

telephone (n.)
An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance.
telephone (v. t.)
To convey or announce by telephone.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

telephone
An electronic device used for calling people.
telephone
To contact someone using the telephone.
telephone
To speak with a person by telephone.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

telephone
tel′e-fōn, n. an instrument for reproducing sound at a distance over a conducting wire or cord, esp. by means of electricity.—v.t. and v.i. to communicate by telephone.—n. Tel′ephōner, one who uses a telephone.—adj. Telephon′ic.—adv. Telephon′ically.—ns. Tel′ephōnist, one who uses the telephone, one skilled in its use; Telephō′nograph, an apparatus for recording a telephone message.—adj. Telephonograph′ic.—n. Tel′ephony, the art of telephoning. [Gr. tēle, far, phōnē, a sound.]

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

telephone
An instrument for the transmission of articulate speech by the electric current. The current is defined as of the undulatory type. (See Current, Undulatory.)
The cut shows what may be termed the fundamental telephone circuit. A line wire is shown terminating in ground plates and with a telephone in circuit at each end. The latter consists of a magnet N S with a coil of insulated wire H surrounding one end. Facing the pole of the magnet is a soft iron diaphragm D, held in a frame or mouthpiece T. Any change of current in the line affects the magnetism of the magnet, causing it to attract the diaphragm more or less. The magnet and diaphragm really constitute a little electric motor, the diaphragm vibrating back and forth through an exceedingly short range, for changes in the magnetic attraction.
The principle of the reversibility of the dynamo applies here. If the magnet is subjected to no change in magnetism, and if the diaphragm is moved or vibrated in front of its poles, currents will be induced in the wire bobbin which surrounds its end. If two such magnets with bobbins and diaphragms are arranged as shown, vibrations imparted to one diaphragm will send currents through the line which, affecting the magnetism of the distant magnet, will cause its diaphragm to vibrate in exact accordance with the motions of the first or motor diaphragm. In the combination one telephone represents a dynamo, the other a motor.
If the vibrations of the diaphragm are imparted by the voice, the voice with all its modulations will be reproduced by the telephone at the distant end of the line.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

telephone
An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance, by the aid of electricity or electro-magnetism. It consists essentially of a device by which currents of electricity, produced by the sounds, and exactly corresponding in duration and intensity to the vibrations of the air which attend them, are transmitted to a distant station, and there, acting on suitable mechanism, reproduce similar sounds by repeating the vibrations. Telephones were recently used by Sir Garnet Wolseley in the war in Zululand, and are being rapidly adopted in European armies.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

telephone
From Eng. tell, to talk, and Grk. phonos, murder. A machine in which talk is murdered.

Wikipedia

A telephone is an electric tool. Using a telephone, two people who are in different places can talk. Early telephones needed to be connected with wires. Now telephone calls can be sent with radio. This is also called wireless.

Most people believe that it was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. He was a 29-year old Scotsman living in the USA. But Antonio Meucci developed and patented a working telephone in the USA in 1871. This was five years earlier than Bell. Meucci was unable to find someone to provide him with the money to finance his project. His wife was sick and had to stay in bed. Meucci invented his "teletrofono" to talk to her while he worked in his workshop.

Types of telephones.

There are many different types of telephone. A telephone that you can carry around with you is called a mobile phone or cell phone. These became popular in the late 1980s. These days most people carry mobile phones and in some cities or countries it is unusual to not have one. Some mobile phones are able to make telephone calls using satellites instead of masts on the ground, which means people can make calls from anywhere in the world.

Computers can use a machine called a modem to talk to other computers over a telephone line. This allows a computer to connect to other computer networks including the Internet.

In most countries there are public telephones. To use one people have to pay with coins, a credit card or a prepaid card.

Most countries have a telephone network. In less devel