telephone
v. make a call on the telephone n. device for conveying sounds over great distances by changing the sounds into electrical impulses | ||||
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Telephone Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Telephone
(v. t.)
To convey or announce by telephone.
(n.)
An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance.
(v. t.)
To convey or announce by telephone.
(n.)
An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance.
| WordNet 2.0 |
telephone
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) phone, telephone set
(hypernym) electronic equipment
(hyponym) desk phone
(part-holonym) telephone system, phone system
(part-meronym) mouthpiece
(derivation) call, call up, phone, ring
2. transmitting speech at a distance
(synonym) telephony
(hypernym) telecommunication, telecom
(hyponym) call, phone call, telephone call
(derivation) call, call up, phone, ring
(class) call, call up, phone, ring
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) call, call up, phone, ring
(hypernym) telecommunicate
(hyponym) cell phone
(entail) dial
(verb-group) call
(derivation) telephony
(classification) telephony
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) phone, telephone set
(hypernym) electronic equipment
(hyponym) desk phone
(part-holonym) telephone system, phone system
(part-meronym) mouthpiece
(derivation) call, call up, phone, ring
2. transmitting speech at a distance
(synonym) telephony
(hypernym) telecommunication, telecom
(hyponym) call, phone call, telephone call
(derivation) call, call up, phone, ring
(class) call, call up, phone, ring
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) call, call up, phone, ring
(hypernym) telecommunicate
(hyponym) cell phone
(entail) dial
(verb-group) call
(derivation) telephony
(classification) telephony
| The Devil's Dictionary |
TELEPHONE
Telephone, (n.)
An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
Telephone, (n.)
An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
| Australian Slang |
Call god on the big white telephone
vomit into a toilet bowl, especially from having drunk too much alcohol
vomit into a toilet bowl, especially from having drunk too much alcohol
Great white telephone
toilet
Porcelain telephone
loo
Talk on the porcelain telephone
vomit into a toilet
Talk to God on the big white telephone
vomit
| hEnglish - advanced version |
telephone
telephone
\tel"e*phone\ (?), n. [gr. &?; far off + &?; sound.] (physics) an instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance.
note: the ordinary telephone consists essentially of a device by which currents of electricity, produced by sounds through the agency of certain mechanical devices 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. the necessary variations in the electrical currents are usually produced by means of a microphone attached to a thin diaphragm upon which the voice acts, and are intensified by means of an induction coil. in the magnetic telephone, or magneto-telephone, the diaphragm is of soft iron placed close to the pole of a magnet upon which is wound a coil of fine wire, and its vibrations produce corresponding vibrable currents in the wire by induction. the mechanical, or string, telephone is a device in which the voice or sound causes vibrations in a thin diaphragm, which are directly transmitted along a wire or string connecting it to a similar diaphragm at the remote station, thus reproducing the sound. it does not employ electricity.
telephone
\tel"e*phone\, v. t. to convey or announce by telephone.
telephone
n
1. 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" [syn: phone, telephone set]
2. transmitting speech at a distance [syn: telephony]
v : 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" [syn: call, call up , phone, ring]
similar words(34)
public switched telephone network
telephone application program interface
telephone interview
telephone set
telephone exchange
telephone message
telephone plug
telephone receiver
plain old telephone system
telephone kiosk
telephone company
telephone bell
telephone conversation
telephone dial
telephone booth
telephone service
telephone call
telephone pole
computer telephone integration
telephone number
telephone unit
telephone cord
telephone jack
telephone box
telephone book
telephone operator
telephone order
telephone bill
telephone extension
telephone wire
telephone directory
telephone system
telephone line
wireless telephone
telephone
\tel"e*phone\ (?), n. [gr. &?; far off + &?; sound.] (physics) an instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance.
note: the ordinary telephone consists essentially of a device by which currents of electricity, produced by sounds through the agency of certain mechanical devices 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. the necessary variations in the electrical currents are usually produced by means of a microphone attached to a thin diaphragm upon which the voice acts, and are intensified by means of an induction coil. in the magnetic telephone, or magneto-telephone, the diaphragm is of soft iron placed close to the pole of a magnet upon which is wound a coil of fine wire, and its vibrations produce corresponding vibrable currents in the wire by induction. the mechanical, or string, telephone is a device in which the voice or sound causes vibrations in a thin diaphragm, which are directly transmitted along a wire or string connecting it to a similar diaphragm at the remote station, thus reproducing the sound. it does not employ electricity.
telephone
\tel"e*phone\, v. t. to convey or announce by telephone.
telephone
n
1. 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" [syn: phone, telephone set]
2. transmitting speech at a distance [syn: telephony]
v : 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" [syn: call, call up , phone, ring]
similar words(34)
public switched telephone network
telephone application program interface
telephone interview
telephone set
telephone exchange
telephone message
telephone plug
telephone receiver
plain old telephone system
telephone kiosk
telephone company
telephone bell
telephone conversation
telephone dial
telephone booth
telephone service
telephone call
telephone pole
computer telephone integration
telephone number
telephone unit
telephone cord
telephone jack
telephone box
telephone book
telephone operator
telephone order
telephone bill
telephone extension
telephone wire
telephone directory
telephone system
telephone line
wireless telephone
| English Phonetics |
| Dream Dictionary |
Telephone
To dream of a telephone, foretells you will meet strangers who will harass and bewilder you in your affairs. For a woman to dream of talking over one, denotes she will have much jealous rivalry, but will overcome all evil influences. If she cannot hear well in conversing over one, she is threatened with evil gossip, and the loss of a lover.
To dream of a telephone, foretells you will meet strangers who will harass and bewilder you in your affairs. For a woman to dream of talking over one, denotes she will have much jealous rivalry, but will overcome all evil influences. If she cannot hear well in conversing over one, she is threatened with evil gossip, and the loss of a lover.
| Phobia |
Phonophobia
Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones
Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones
Respondophonophobia
Fear of answering the phone
Telephonophobia
Fear of telephones
| Dream Symbols |
Telephone
Telepathy, clairaudient.
Telepathy, clairaudient.
Telephone Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| US Zip Codes |
75488
State: TEXAS
City: TELEPHONE
State: TEXAS
City: TELEPHONE
Telephone Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Telecommunication Standard Terms |
Telephone Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Telephone (call)
Position the 'Y'
hand at the right of the face so that the thumb is near the ear and the little finger is near the mouth.
Position the 'Y'
Telephone Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English - Klingon |
telephone
n. ghogh HablI'
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Telephone Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
TDS
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Exchange: AMEX
Holding company with subsidiaries which provide, diversified telecommunications through its strategic business units, u.s. cellular and tds telecom, and tds operates primarily by providing cellular and local service.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Exchange: AMEX
Holding company with subsidiaries which provide, diversified telecommunications through its strategic business units, u.s. cellular and tds telecom, and tds operates primarily by providing cellular and local service.
TDS^A
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Exchange: AMEX
Not Available
TDS^B
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Exchange: AMEX
Not Available
Telephone Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Telephone
The telephone is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly speech). Most telephones operate through transmission of electric signals over a complex telephone network which allows almost any phone user to communicate with almost anyone.
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Téléphone
Téléphone was a French rock band formed in 1976 by Jean-Louis Aubert (singer/guitarist), Louis Bertignac (guitarist), Corine Marienneau (bass) and Richard Kolinka (drums).
Their first, self-titled album, was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands around (along with heavy rockers Trust), opening shows for The Rolling Stones in Paris, Quebec, the United States and Japan. The band split in 1986 for personal reasons.
Among their best-known songs are "Hygiaphone", "Metro c'est trop", "La bombe humaine", "Argent trop cher", "Ça (C'est vraiment toi)", "Cendrillon", "New York avec toi" and "Un autre Monde".
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