What does phone mean?
Definitions for phone
foʊnphone
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word phone.
Princeton's WordNet
telephone, phone, telephone set(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"
phone, speech sound, sound(noun)
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
earphone, earpiece, headphone, phone(noun)
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"
call, telephone, call up, phone, ring(verb)
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"
GCIDE
phone(v. t.)
To get or try to get into communication with, using a telephone; as, I phoned him this morning.
Wiktionary
phone(Noun)
A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
Etymology: Shortening of telephone.
Freebase
Phone
In phonetics and linguistics a phone is a unit of speech sound. The word phone may refer to any speech sound or gesture considered a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language. In contrast, a phoneme is a set of phones or a set of sound features that are thought of as the same element within the phonology of a particular language. A phone is a speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, and serves as the basic unit of phonetic speech analysis. A phonetic transcription is enclosed within square brackets, rather than the slashes of a phonemic transcription.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Phone
Colloquial abbreviation for telephone.
Editors Contribution
phone
A type of device and product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, software, technology, shapes, sizes and styles.
There are various phones available in 2020 some are smartphones, mobile phones, handsets for businesses and various other types.
Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'phone' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1907
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'phone' in Written Corpus Frequency: #595
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'phone' in Nouns Frequency: #662
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'phone' in Verbs Frequency: #559
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of phone in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of phone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of phone in a Sentence
This is the most beautifully designed phone we have ever made, and it's the one that packs the biggest number of technological breakthroughs.
Right now stores would say, ‘that’s a lot of work,’ but you spend more time on your phone than you do in a store -- by far. Stores have to start modifying their behavior.
It is something that so many Americans know right now. They can't go visit their loved ones. They're relying on these incredible health care providers, that they only get to talk to them over the phone.
Cell phone cameras have brought you a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, right now, there hasn't been reconciliation, but the truth is definitely coming out.
Jared Kushner and Donald Trump picks up the phone and I started talking to The President. I never said to Jared Kushner and Donald Trump that I was Sen. Menendez. I was just talking in my Long Island accent. The thing is, you hear my bad Long Island accent and a voice that Jared Kushner and Donald Trump has talked to so many times, the President wants to be accessible to members and likes engaging them and wants them to have the opportunity to connect. The downside of that is sometimes the channels are open too widely and mistakes like this happen.
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Translations for phone
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- telefoonAfrikaans
- هاتف, تلفن, تلفونArabic
- telefonAzerbaijani
- пазваніць, тэлефанаваць, тэлефон, званіць, патэлефанавацьBelarusian
- телефонBulgarian
- telèfonCatalan, Valencian
- telefonovat, telefon, hláska, volatCzech
- ffôn, ffonioWelsh
- telefonDanish
- Fonem, Fernsprecher, anrufen, Telefon, Phonem, Telephon, telefonierenGerman
- καλώ, τηλέφωνο, τηλεφωνώGreek
- telefono, telefoniEsperanto
- teléfono, telefonear, fono, llamar por teléfonoSpanish
- foon, häälikEstonian
- تلفن, دورواژیدن, تلفن کردن, دورواژPersian
- puhelin, äänne, soittaaFinnish
- téléphone, phone, téléphoner, appelerFrench
- foghar, fónIrish
- foghar, fònScottish Gaelic
- pumbyry, mopumbyryGuaraní
- טלפוןHebrew
- दूरभाष, फ़ोन करना, फ़ोन, टेलीफ़ोनHindi
- telefon, telefonálHungarian
- հեռախոս, զանգելArmenian
- telephono, telephonarInterlingua
- teleponIndonesian
- sími, hringjaIcelandic
- telefono, fono, telefonareItalian
- טלפוןHebrew
- 電話をかける, 音韻, 電話する, 電話, 音素Japanese
- ទូរសព្ទKhmer
- 전화, 전화하다, 電話, 전화를 걸다Korean
- PhoneLatin
- Telefon, telefonéieren, Telephon, uruffenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- skambinti, telefonasLithuanian
- telefonēt, telefons, tālrunis, zvanīt, piezvanītLatvian
- телефонMacedonian
- telefoneren, telefoonDutch
- telefonNorwegian
- béésh bee haneʼéNavajo, Navaho
- telefon, głoska, dzwonić, telefonowaćPolish
- telefonar, telefone, chamarPortuguese
- telefonRomanian
- телефон, фо́на, звонить, фоне́ма, позвонить, телефонироватьRussian
- ڏُور وايو, ڏُور وائڻُSindhi
- telefón, telefonovať, zatelefonovať, volať, zavolaťSlovak
- telefonuSlovene
- mohala, telefonoSouthern Sotho
- ringa, telefonera, telefon, fonSwedish
- simuSwahili
- தொலைபேசிTamil
- ఫోనుTelugu
- โทรศัพท์, โทรThai
- telefonoTagalog
- telefon etmekTurkish
- телефон, дзвонити, подзвонитиUkrainian
- فون کرنا, ٹیلیفون, فونUrdu
- 電話, dây nói, kêu điện thoại, điện thoại, gọi điện thoại, gọi điệnVietnamese
- טעלעפֿאָנירןYiddish
- 电话Chinese
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