Noun

• S: (n) telephone, phone, telephone set (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"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• part meronym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))
• S: (n) amplifier (electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it)
• S: (n) audio system, sound system (a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound)
• S: (n) cassette player (electronic equipment for playing cassettes)
• S: (n) CD player (a stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television set)
• S: (n) central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe ((computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing) "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"
• S: (n) circuitry (electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits)
• S: (n) detector (electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity)
• S: (n) equalizer, equaliser (electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion)
• S: (n) lens, electron lens (electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons)
• S: (n) mixer (electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal)
• S: (n) modem ((from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line)
• S: (n) monitor (a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble)
• S: (n) monitor (electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions)
• S: (n) off-line equipment, auxiliary equipment (electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit)
• S: (n) oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO (electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities)
• S: (n) peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device (electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer) "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
• S: (n) playback (electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material)
• S: (n) radio-phonograph, radio-gramophone (electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player)
• S: (n) scrambler (electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception)
• S: (n) set (any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals) "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
• S: (n) tape deck (electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system)
• S: (n) tape player (electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes)
• S: (n) telephone, phone, telephone set (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"
• S: (n) television equipment, video equipment (electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound)
• S: (n) terminal (electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display)
• part holonym
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) telephone [Related to: telephone] (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"
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) telephone (transmitting speech at a distance)
• W: (n) telephone (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"
• W: (n) telephoner (the person initiating a telephone call) "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone"
• Overview
• S: (n) telephone, phone, telephone set (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"
• S: (n) telephone, telephony (transmitting speech at a distance)
• S: (v) call, telephone, call up, phone, ring (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"
• synset
• W: (v) phone [Related to: phone] (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"