Definitions for mobile phone
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phonenoun

   a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. mobile phonenoun

   A portable telephone that connects with the telephone network over radio wave transmission.

WikipediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Mobile phone

   A mobile phone, cell phone, cellphone, or hand phone, sometimes shortened to simply mobile, cell or just phone, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area. The radio frequency link establishes a connection to the switching systems of a mobile phone operator, which provides access to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Modern mobile telephone services use a cellular network architecture, and, therefore, mobile telephones are called cellular telephones or cell phones, in North America. In addition to telephony, 2000s-era mobile phones support a variety of other services, such as text messaging, MMS, email, Internet access, short-range wireless communications (infrared, Bluetooth), business applications, video games, and digital photography. Mobile phones offering only those capabilities are known as feature phones; mobile phones which offer greatly advanced computing capabilities are referred to as smartphones. The first handheld mobile phone was demonstrated by John F. Mitchell and Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, using a handset weighing c. 2 kilograms (4.4 lbs). In 1979, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) launched the world's first cellular network in Japan. In 1983, the DynaTAC 8000x was the first commercially available handheld mobile phone. From 1983 to 2014, worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew to over seven billion—enough to provide one for every person on Earth. In first quarter of 2016, the top smartphone developers worldwide were Samsung, Apple, and Huawei, and smartphone sales represented 78 percent of total mobile phone sales. For feature phones (or "dumbphones") as of 2016, the largest were Samsung, Nokia, and Alcatel.

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1. mobile phone

   A mobile phone is a portable handheld communication device that uses cellular network technology to make and receive phone calls, send text messages, and access various digital services such as internet browsing, emails, multimedia functionalities, and thousands of applications. It may also feature additional functionalities like cameras, GPS, and music players. Smartphone, a particular type of mobile phone, utilizes advanced computing capability and connectivity.

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Mobile phone

   A mobile phone is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile phone operator, allowing access to the public telephone network. By contrast, a cordless telephone is used only within the short range of a single, private base station. In addition to telephony, modern mobile phones also support a wide variety of other services such as text messaging, MMS, email, Internet access, short-range wireless communications, business applications, gaming and photography. Mobile phones that offer these and more general computing capabilities are referred to as smartphones. The first hand-held mobile phone was demonstrated by John F. Mitchell and Dr Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, using a handset weighing around 2.2 pounds. In 1983, the DynaTAC 8000x was the first to be commercially available. From 1990 to 2011, worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew from 12.4 million to over 6 billion, penetrating about 87% of the global population and reaching the bottom of the economic pyramid.

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1. mobile phone

   A type of telecommunications technology and phone created in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   A mobile phone is easy to use when required.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 20, 2021  

Matched Categories

1. • Radiotelephone

Anagrams for mobile phone »

1. phone boil me

How to pronounce mobile phone?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mobile phone in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mobile phone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of mobile phone in a Sentence

1. Andrew Constance:

   The NSW Government is serious about reducing our state's road toll and rolling out mobile phone detection cameras is another way we will do this.

2. Tigran Petrosian:

   After my opponent left the very toilet partition yet another time, the arbiters entered it, what they found was the mobile phone with headphones. The device was hidden behind the pan and covered with toilet paper.

3. Lagosian Francis Adekola:

   He walked me to the luggage section and searched my wallet and bag. He also collected my mobile phone and went through the contents. He read my messages, chats, checked my pictures and everything.

4. Andrew Hsu:

   It’s one of the reasons why the mobile phone has more processing power than the computers used to send a man to the moon.

5. Mohamed Khalil:

   Through their mobile app a citizen will be able to manage all their life affairs from their mobile phone.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mobile phone
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mobile_Phone
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Phone
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mobile phone