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telephone

Letters that make telephone

o, e, l, n, p, h, t are letters that make 'telephone'

Words within telephone

phone, el, hone, te, pH, phon, EL, one, on, NE, LE, Ho, Ne, Te are words within 'telephone'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of telephone

telephoner is a word created by adding a letter to 'telephone'

telephone is a 9 letter word ending with e
telephone is a 9 letter word starting with t

3 possible definitions for 'telephone'

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

Under this definition, telephone is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

phone, telephone set have the same meaning as 'telephone'

telephone as a type

'telephone' can be a type of electronic equipment.

Types of telephone

desk phone, dial telephone, dial phone, telephone extension, extension phone, French telephone, pay-phone, pay-station, radiotelephone, radiophone, extension, handset, wireless telephone, speakerphone are types of 'telephone'.

telephone as a part

'telephone' can be a part of telephone system, phone system.

Parts of telephone

mouthpiece, telephone receiver, receiver are parts of 'telephone'.

Derivatives of telephone

ring, phone, telephone, call up, call are derivatives of 'telephone'.

Example of telephone used within this context

"I talked to him on the telephone"

Telephone as "transmitting speech at a distance"

Under this definition, telephone is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

telephony has the same meaning as telephone

telephone as a type

'telephone' can be a type of telecommunication, telecom.

Types of telephone

call, voice mail, voicemail, phone call, telephone call, call forwarding, call waiting are types of 'telephone'.

telephone as a category

cell phone, hold the line, ring, phone, telephone, call up, hold on, hang on, call in, dial, call are categories of 'telephone'.

Derivatives of telephone

telephone operator, telephonist, switchboard operator, ring, phone, telephone, call up, telephonic, call are derivatives of 'telephone'.

Telephone as "get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone"

Under this definition, telephone is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ring, phone, call up, call have the same meaning as 'telephone'

telephone as a type

'telephone' can be a type of telecommunicate.

Types of telephone

cell phone, call in are types of 'telephone'.

telephone as a category

'telephone' can be a category of telephone, telephony.

Derivatives of telephone

phone, telephone, telephone set, caller-up, phoner, telephoner, call, ring, ringing, caller, telephony, phone call, telephone call, tintinnabulation are derivatives of 'telephone'.

Verb groups of telephone

call is a verb group of telephone.

Entailments to telephone

dial is an entailment to 'telephone'.