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phone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sound, speech sound |
| Type of | linguistic unit, language unit |
| Has types | vowel, vowel sound, consonant, semivowel, phoneme, orinasal phone, orinasal, voiced sound, glide, sonant |
| Derivation | phonetic, phonic, phonate |
phone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | telephone, telephone set |
| Type of | electronic equipment |
| Has types | french telephone, speakerphone, handset, wireless telephone, desk phone, radiotelephone, dial phone, dial telephone, extension, extension phone, pay-phone, pay-station, telephone extension, radiophone |
I talked to him on the telephone.
phone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | earphone, earpiece, headphone |
| Type of | electro-acoustic transducer |
| Has types | receiver, earplug, telephone receiver |
it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked.
phone::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | call, call up, ring, telephone |
| Type of | telecommunicate |
| Has types | call in, cell phone |
| Verb group | call |
| Derivation | phoner |
Examples of phone
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They briefly met with a defense expert on cell phone tracking after the hearing.
From the stltoday.com
Investigators recovered parts of a cell phone they believe detonated the device.
From the washingtontimes.com
There were phone conversations back and forth with him and his people all night.
From the sacbee.com
Move the pieces into place and the phone opens and takes you to what you missed.
From the bostonherald.com
It weighs less than three pounds with the phone and is quite useless without it.
From the bloomberg.com
Vodafone said it was ordered to suspend mobile-phone services in selected areas.
From the bloomberg.com
The majority of subjects were not heavy mobile phone users by today's standards.
From the sciencedaily.com
Prosecutor Bruce Levin has said that this phone call likely saved Reindl's life.
From the denverpost.com
During an interview this week, Todd was pulled away by a call on his cell phone.
From the kansas.com
- Call: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
- 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"
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- Earphone: 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"
- A telephone, or phone, is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly...
- Within phonetics, a phone is: * a speech sound or gesture considered a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language * a speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties * the basic unit revealed via phonetic speech analysis
- The phone sign is a hand gesture made by curling the three middle fingers and extending the thumb and pinky finger to mimic a telephone receiver. The thumb is placed next to the ear and the little finger next to the mouth. The index finger can be used as well. ...
- The Phone is a Dutch television reality show, which is created by Willem Brom, Beau van Erven Dorens and Marc Bennink.
- The Phone is an United States reality television show, based on the Dutch version of the same name. This show airs on Fridays at 10pm Eastern time on MTV
