phone
/fˈoʊn/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
noun
- 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
- 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”
verb
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
“I tried to call you all night”
Synonyms for phone
Words that rhyme with phone
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