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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: phone

1	n v	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
2	n	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: phone

n electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

Synonyms:: earphone, earpiece, headphone

Types:: earplug
an earphone that is inserted into the ear canal; receiver, telephone receiver
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds; headset
receiver consisting of a pair of headphones

Type of:: electro-acoustic transducer
a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa

n electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

Synonyms:: telephone, telephone set

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; desk phone
a telephone set that sits on a desk or table; dial phone, dial telephone
a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called; extension, extension phone, telephone extension
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line; French telephone, handset
telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle; pay-phone, pay-station
a coin-operated telephone; radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone
a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables; speakerphone
a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time; cell, cellphone, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone
a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

Type of:: electronic equipment
equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)

v get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Synonyms:: call, call up, ring, telephone

: call
send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message

Types:: cell phone
call up by using a cellular phone; call in
make a phone call

Type of:: telecommunicate
communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail

n (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

Synonyms:: sound, speech sound

Types:: show 24 types...; hide 24 types...; phoneme
(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language; vowel, vowel sound
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open; glide, semivowel
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant; consonant
a speech sound that is not a vowel; orinasal, orinasal phone
a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels); sonant, voiced sound
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords; allophone
(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme; ablaut
a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song); diphthong
a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another; schwa, shwa
a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables; stem vowel, thematic vowel
a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection; palatal
a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast'); alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant
a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge; obstruent
a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth; aspirate
a consonant pronounced with aspiration; labial, labial consonant
a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips; labiodental, labiodental consonant
a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth; nasal, nasal consonant
a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed; lingual
a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs; liquid
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r'); geminate
a doubled or long consonant; surd, voiceless consonant
a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords; velar, velar consonant
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate; guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant
a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat

Type of:: language unit, linguistic unit
one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

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