mobile phone

mo·bile phone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [moh-buh l, -beel or, esp. British, -bahyl fohn]
- /ˈmoʊ bəl, -bil or, esp. British, -baɪl foʊn/
- /ˈməʊbaɪl fəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [moh-buh l, -beel or, esp. British, -bahyl fohn]
- /ˈmoʊ bəl, -bil or, esp. British, -baɪl foʊn/

Definitions of mobile phone words

noun mobile phone any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone. 1
countable noun mobile phone A mobile phone is a telephone that you can carry with you and use to make or receive calls wherever you are. 0
noun mobile phone a portable telephone that works by means of a cellular radio system 0

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Origin of mobile phone

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Mobile phone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mobile phone

mobile phone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mobile phone usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mobile phone

noun mobile phone

car phone — A car phone is a mobile phone, especially one which is designed to be used in a car.
cell phone — a mobile phone
radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.

All 3 Synonyms of mobile phone