Synonyms:
telephone, phone, telephone_set
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
telephone, telephony
Meaning: transmitting speech at a distance
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
call, telephone, call_up, phone, ring
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
He did it by telephone.
The telephone girls were testifying.
'And say, can I use your telephone?'
Exactly like a private telephone line!"
He could see her tiptoeing at their telephone.
"The telephone's dead!" Dad shouted from the hall.
Albert Rhys Williams was in the Telephone Exchange.
A bell rang sharply from the row of telephone labels.
Upon my word, I've half a mind to telephone for a taxi."
It is hard to realize that the telephone only dates back to 1875.