ALL meanings of telephone
tel·e·phone
T t - noun telephone an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device. 1
- verb with object telephone to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone. 1
- verb with object telephone to send (a message) by telephone. 1
- verb without object telephone to send a message by telephone. 1
- noun telephone for making calls 1
- intransitive verb telephone make a call 1
- transitive verb telephone call sb 1
- transitive verb telephone send by telephone 1
- uncountable noun telephone The telephone is the electrical system of communication that you use to talk directly to someone else in a different place. You use the telephone by dialling a number on a piece of equipment and speaking into it. 0
- countable noun telephone A telephone is the piece of equipment that you use when you talk to someone by telephone. 0
- verb telephone If you telephone someone, you dial their telephone number and speak to them by telephone. 0
- noun telephone an electrical device for transmitting speech, consisting of a microphone and receiver mounted on a handset 0
- noun telephone (as modifier) 0
- noun telephone a worldwide system of communications using telephones. The microphone in one telephone converts sound waves into electrical signals that are transmitted along a telephone wire or by radio to one or more distant sets, the receivers of which reconvert the incoming signal into the original sound 0
- verb telephone to call or talk to (a person) by telephone 0
- verb telephone to transmit (a recorded message, radio or television programme, or other information) by telephone, using special transmitting and receiving equipment 0
- noun telephone a system for transmitting speech or computerized information over distances, usually by converting sounds into electric impulses that are sent through a network of wires and cables: some systems transmit by means of radio waves 0
- noun telephone any device having a transmitter, receiver, and dialing mechanism, used in a telephone system 0
- intransitive verb telephone to talk over a telephone; convey a message by telephone 0
- intransitive verb telephone to try to make a connection by dialing a telephone number 0
- verb transitive telephone to convey (a message) by telephone 0
- verb transitive telephone to speak to or reach (a person) by telephone; call 0
- noun telephone The telephone is piece of equipment that you use to talk directly to someone else in a different place. You use the telephone by dialing a number on it and speaking into it. 0