speakerphone

[ spee-ker-fohn ]

/ ˈspi kərˌfoʊn /

noun

a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.

Origin of speakerphone

1955–60, Americanism;(loud)speaker + (micro)phone or (tele)phone

Words nearby speakerphone

speak, speak down to, speakeasy, speaker, Speaker of the House, speakerphone, speak for, speaking, speaking clock, speaking in tongues, speaking trumpet

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Example sentences from the Web for speakerphone

This professor at Aquinas College in Michigan has a rule: if your phone rings in class, you must answer it on speakerphone.
April’s Best Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A friendly girl at the reception buzzes new visitors in, after a short interview on a speakerphone.
Sochi’s Furtive Gay Clubs|Anna Nemtsova|October 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His speakerphone made him sound like he was at the bottom of a well.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for speakerphone

speakerphone

/ (ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn) /

noun

a telephone incorporating an external microphone and loudspeaker, allowing several people to participate in a call at the same time

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单词	speakerphone
释义	speakerphone [ spee-ker-fohn ] / ˈspi kərˌfoʊn / noun a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held. Origin of speakerphone 1955–60, Americanism;(loud)speaker + (micro)phone or (tele)phone Words nearby speakerphone speak, speak down to, speakeasy, speaker, Speaker of the House, speakerphone, speak for, speaking, speaking clock, speaking in tongues, speaking trumpet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for speakerphone This professor at Aquinas College in Michigan has a rule: if your phone rings in class, you must answer it on speakerphone. April’s Best Viral Videos\|The Daily Beast Video\|April 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A friendly girl at the reception buzzes new visitors in, after a short interview on a speakerphone. Sochi’s Furtive Gay Clubs\|Anna Nemtsova\|October 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST His speakerphone made him sound like he was at the bottom of a well. Makers\|Cory Doctorow British Dictionary definitions for speakerphone speakerphone / (ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn) / noun a telephone incorporating an external microphone and loudspeaker, allowing several people to participate in a call at the same time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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