telefoon

Definitions of telefoon
  1. noun
    electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
    synonyms: tel., telefoontoestel
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    types:
    draaitoestel
    a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called
    munttelefoon
    a coin-operated telephone
    mobilofoon, pieper, radiotelefoon, semafoon, zend-ontvangapparaat
    a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables
    type of:
    techniek
    equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
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