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1. (v.t.) telephone
to speak to (a person) by telephone; phone.
2. telephone
to send (a message) by telephone; phone.
3. (v.i.) telephone
to send a message or speak by telephone; phone.
Etymology: (1825–35)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) telephone, phone, telephone set
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"
2. (verb) telephone, telephony
transmitting speech at a distance
3. (verb) call, telephone, call up, phone, ring
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"
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1. (noun) telephone
an electronic device used to speak to sb who is in a different place
If the telephone rings, answer it.
2. telephone
the system of communicating that uses telephones
You can contact me by telephone at this number.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Telephone
an instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance
2. (verb) Telephone
to convey or announce by telephone
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Telephone
An instrument for reproducing sounds especially articulate speech at a distance. (Webster, 3rd ed)
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. Telephone
An instrument for the transmission of articulate speech by the electric current. The current is defined as of the undulatory type. (See Current, Undulatory.)
The cut shows what may be termed the fundamental telephone circuit. A line wire is shown terminating in ground plates and with a telephone in circuit at each end. The latter consists of a magnet N S with a coil of insulated wire H surrounding one end. Facing the pole of the magnet is a soft iron diaphragm D, held in a frame or mouthpiece T. Any change of current in the line affects the magnetism of the magnet, causing it to attract the diaphragm more or less. The magnet and diaphragm really constitute a little electric motor, the diaphragm vibrating back and forth through an exceedingly short range, for changes in the magnetic attraction.
The principle of the reversibility of the dynamo applies here. If the magnet is subjected to no change in magnetism, and if the diaphragm is moved or vibrated in front of its poles, currents will be induced in the wire bobbin which surrounds its end. If two such magnets with bobbins and diaphragms are arranged as shown, vibrations imparted to one diaphragm will send currents through the line which, affecting the magnetism of the distant magnet, will cause its diaphragm to vibrate in exact accordance with the motions of the first or motor diaphragm. In the combination one telephone represents a dynamo, the other a motor.
If the vibrations of the diaphragm are imparted by the voice, the voice with all its modulations will be reproduced by the telephone at the distant end of the line.
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Sense: (often abbreviated tophone)
He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; (
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 Afrikaans: telefoon |
 Arabic: تلفون، هاتِف |
 Bulgarian: телефон |
 Brazilian: telefone |
 Czech: telefon(ický) |
 German: das Telefon; Telefon... |
 Danish: telefon; telefon- |
 Greek: τηλέφωνο, τηλεφωνικός |
 Spanish: teléfono |
 Estonian: telefon |
 Farsi: تلفن |
 Finnish: puhelin |
 French: (de) téléphone |
 Hebrew: טֶלֶפוֹן |
 Hindi: टेलीफोन |
 Croatian: telefon |
 Hungarian: telefon |
 Indonesian: telepon |
 Icelandic: sími |
 Italian: telefono; di telefono, te |
 Japanese: 電話 |
 Korean: 전화 |
 Lithuanian: telefonas |
 Latvian: telefons |
 Malay: telefon |
 Dutch: telefoon |
 Norwegian: telefon |
 Polish: telefon |
 Portuguese: telefone |
 Romanian: (de) telefon |
 Russian: телефон; телефонный |
 Slovak: telefón; telefonický |
 Slovenian: telefon; telefonski |
 Serbian: telefon |
 Swedish: telefon |
 Thai: โทรศัพท์ |
 Turkish: telefon |
 Taiwanese: 電話機 |
 Ukrainian: телефон |
 Urdu: ٹيلي فون |
 Vietnamese: điện thoại |
 Chinese: 电话机 |
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