telephone

¹tele·phone

noun, often attributive \ˈte-lə-ˌfōn\

Definition of TELEPHONE

: an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance; specifically : one in which sound is converted into electrical impulses for transmission (as by wire or radio waves)

Examples of TELEPHONE

1. I just have to make a quick telephone call before we leave.
2. You can order the cake over the telephone.
3. The telephone has been ringing all morning!
4. She picked up the telephone and dialed the number.
5. He slammed down the telephone.
6. They hired someone to answer the telephones.
7. All our telephones are cordless.
8. I left the telephone off the hook.

First Known Use of TELEPHONE

1844

Other Telecommunications Terms

Ethernet, intercept

Rhymes with TELEPHONE

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