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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 |
