Definition of telephone in English:

telephone

noun ˈtɛlɪfəʊnˈtɛləˌfoʊn

mass noun

1A system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals.
as modifier a telephone call
Example sentencesExamples
- Some hearings may take place by telephone or video conference, reflecting an emphasis on technology.
- In particular for offices, added to legacy data communication, wireless LAN has begun to be used for telephone and voice telephony services.
- In the event of discrepancies, we followed up participants by telephone and re-checked mobile phone data.
- After discharge, patients recorded and transmitted their rhythm by telephone daily and whenever they had symptoms suggestive of atrial fibrillation.
- In doing so, data can be captured at every point of customer contact from order entry to fulfilment whether that contact is by telephone, fax, call center or Web site.
- It was used in the development of the country's telephone and radio system in the 1940s.
- Workers communicate by voice in meetings, in hall conversations, and by telephone.
- She too spoke to school officials when problems arose relating to the children, more frequently by telephone perhaps.
- In the call center, customer contact is predominantly by telephone, either inbound or outbound.
- General practitioners and patients were contacted by telephone to assess their satisfaction with the system and to determine whether further referrals for excision had been made.
- Most people do not know it, but the voice coming over the telephone conveys a mental picture to the listener.
- Households that did not return surveys in a ten days were contacted by telephone and were encouraged to either return the survey in the mail or complete the survey over the telephone.
- Transtelephonic event monitors transmit recordings by telephone to a central station.
- It was the only form of communication, as no radio or telephone, television, video or film existed then.
- Viewers will also get their chance to listen to the arguments and express their opinion - voting either online, via digital television or by telephone during the programme.
- People spread their fears and new found information by telephone, mobile phone, text messages, email, and word of mouth.
- For industrial and speciality chemicals, the suppliers acted more like catalogue sellers - their sales force responded to orders by telephone, telex, and more recently fax.
- Any changes of destination are notified ahead by telephone or radio so that arrival is anticipated.
- At midnight yesterday the Government imposed full control over all communication by telephone and telegraph.
- Information theory is a field of mathematics that scientists use to analyse strings of data, whether carried by DNA or radio waves or telephone wires.
1. 1.1count noun An instrument used as part of a telephone system, typically a single unit including a handset with a transmitting microphone and a set of numbered buttons by which a connection can be made to another such instrument.
  it was eight-thirty when the telephone rang, and I knew it was Chandler
  as modifier a telephone receiver
  Example sentencesExamples
  Paging mechanisms were created to activate sleeping mobile telephones to receive incoming calls.
  Systems and methods which enable fast and simple identification of unauthorized users of cellular telephones are described.
  Simultaneously, passengers will be also be able to use their mobile telephones and connect to the internet.
  In particular, one respondent noted the difficulty posed by telephones with keypads on the handset.
  The bay station, scheduled to be in action by the end of next month, will enable owners of so-called third generation mobile telephones to make video telephone calls.
  Then, live every Friday, the contestants will be given free access to a number of telephones, mobile phones with text facilities, and interactive digital TV sets.
  It will let people collect voice mail and receive calls from regular telephones.
  There has been a sharp increase in expenditure on entertainment, education, cultural activities, transportation and communications, telephones and mobile phones.
  At the time when the respective instruments were drafted, telephones and computer bases had not been invented.
  We coded anatomical areas for the tumors without knowledge of the subject's exposure to cellular or cordless telephones.
  Councillors said they accepted that some telephone kiosks get little use because many people have mobile telephones and phones in their homes.
  One of the contentious clauses is that service providers must, at their own cost, make their technology compatible so that the state can tap into customers' telephones, cellular phones and e-mails.
  Two-way voice communication systems comprise an overhead speaker system plus dedicated firefighter telephones on each floor of the building.
  All over the country, people are objecting to the siting of transmission masts for mobile telephones.
  He had been exposed to microwaves from cellular telephones and cordless telephones for several years.
  The research programme will also include work on emerging technologies, such as third generation mobile telephones, which are due to be released this year.
  The system also works with standard telephones and provides support for standard fax machines.
  Computers, printers, telephones, answering machines, and a fax machine and scanner were stolen.
  Communication with other hospitals and external agencies occurred via land lines and cellular telephones, which use satellite communication systems.
  Analysts use link analysis to understand better the telephone records of contacts between telephones, cellular phones, pagers, computers, and fax machines.
  Synonyms
  handset, earpiece, receiver
  phone, handset, receiver
  informal blower
  North American informal horn
2US A game in which a sentence or phrase becomes distorted by being passed along to the next person in a whisper.
Also called Chinese whispers
Example sentencesExamples
- Do you remember the telephone game from elementary school?
- It seems at least as likely that the whole allegation is a gigantic game of telephone where the prisoners exchanged stories, the stories got retold and this is where it all ended up.
- Stories are put out just like this one and a virtual game of telephone begins.
- ‘We could play a game, like telephone or truth or dare,’ suggested Mallory.

verb ˈtɛlɪfəʊnˈtɛləˌfoʊn

[with object]

1Contact (someone) using the telephone.
he telephoned his wife at 9.30
Example sentencesExamples
- You promised my wife that you would telephone me within the next two days which did not happen.
- If all your questions haven't been answered after your allotted slot, ask if you can book another appointment to come in, or arrange to telephone the teacher at school.
- It is not uncommon for people to telephone friends or relations who say that they were just thinking of calling them.
- Please telephone him to arrange a suitable time and to indicate if you would like to have your house blessed.
- We then telephoned patients who opted in to arrange an appointment.
- She became worried and attempted to telephone her husband but his mobile phone was switched off.
- Adams immediately telephoned the police but when officers searched the area they found nothing.
- We gave no second thought to one of these youngsters using a cellphone to telephone his mom to come pick them up.
- On Thursday, his colleague telephoned his wife to inquire and found her responses suspicious.
- I didn't have a mobile phone to telephone my husband and so they said they would go to my house and get him.
- Shortly after telephoning his wife and several friends in Italy, he was rearrested by the Egyptian government.
- On a Friday evening before Easter the man's wife telephoned the doctor but he was out.
- ‘My wife was at home so I telephoned her,’ he said.
- The respondent regularly telephoned his wife for her to arrange a taxi to collect him.
- She wishes to express her sincerest thanks to all the people who telephoned her and called to her to assist in the updating of records.
- Activists ring doorbells and telephone voters in critical districts, urging supporters to get out the vote.
- ‘I'll telephone you as soon as I've spoken to my friend, Mrs Hawthorne,’ she said.
- The telephone socket was not connected so one of the neighbour's telephoned the police on her own mobile.
- ‘People were telephoning us and asking us what they could do to help or if there was any information - it was almost like a big family,’ she said.
- The school also telephoned the applicant's wife, who thought the applicant was at work.
Synonyms
phone, call, get someone on the phone, get on the phone to, get, reach, dial, make/place a call to
British ring up, ring, give someone a ring
informal call up, give someone a call, give someone a buzz, buzz
British informal give someone a bell, bell, give someone a tinkle, get on the blower to
North American informal get someone on the horn
1. 1.1no object Make a telephone call.
  she telephoned for help
  Example sentencesExamples
  A bereaved mother claims she was driven to the brink of suicide after an out-of-hours doctor fired questions at her about her daughter's tragic death when she telephoned for help.
  Meanwhile, police yesterday denied media reports that the woman had telephoned for help eight hours before the murders were discovered, but that her pleas had been ignored.
  The boy said he helped his mother up and telephoned for an ambulance.
  Following the Boxing Day tsunami, Jo-Anne was quick to telephone to say they were okay.
  Then one day, her lawyer telephoned to say she was dead.
  The man, who has not been named, was found unconscious in the Street after a woman telephoned for an ambulance but he was so badly injured that he could not be interviewed by detectives for three days.
  Mr Jones telephoned for an ambulance while his son went over to the victim - who had landed on a concrete walkway next to a raised grass verge - to see if anything could be done to help him.
  She awoke her husband who telephoned for the Fire Brigade.
  He had intended driving to a pub to telephone for help.
  Fifty researchers telephoned for a loan or credit card with each of these four lenders, making a total of 200 calls.
  As usual, she telephoned for help and the paternal grandparents drove to Kingston to pick the children up.
  The priest was able to telephone for help in spite of his serious injuries.
  ‘It's not like I need the money,’ the woman had said when Wendy telephoned for information and gasped at the cost.
  In the future, cell phone users will be able to use Bluetooth to telephone at home via fixed-line networks.
  I had telephoned for the ambulance and was looking out for it when I saw the policeman.
2. 1.2 Send (a message) by telephone.
  Barbara had telephoned the news
  Example sentencesExamples
  You may write in, e-mail or telephone your choice.
  The counter employee took messages, which were telephoned to the main telegraphy office in Manchester.
  Traditionally, the results of emergency biochemistry and haematology requests have been telephoned by laboratory staff to the requesting clinician or ward area as soon as a specimen has been analysed.
  However, the defendant's evidence was that she telephoned her ticket request to the Red Cross from the lottery shop with the knowledge and assent of her daughter, who owned the store.
  Orlando folk can e-mail or telephone their gripes about what's wrong with life.

Phrases

on the telephone

1Using the telephone.
I spent the afternoon on the telephone
Example sentencesExamples
- I spent the return journey from Hanover on the telephone.
- He had just spent two hours on the telephone with the Bishop discussing various sections of the Bible in excruciatingly fine detail.
- I'd flick through my telephone book and escape my confines by chatting on the telephone to people in England.
- That afternoon the Corporal spoke again to the appellant on the telephone.
- You may give too much away on the telephone, it is easy to get carried away and it is not always easy to remember exactly what was said.
- There were also criticisms that he was spending time on the telephone, apparently directly related to his ongoing dispute against the Authority.
- He had also spent several hours on the telephone to her the previous afternoon.
- He has been on the telephone to his wife for at least half of the time.
- The irony I found was that he is perfectly at home talking on the telephone or sending text messages.
- It didn't stop Brian and myself spending half an hour discussing this issue this afternoon on the telephone.
2Connected to a telephone system.
if they were not on the telephone, an officer had to deliver the message in person
Example sentencesExamples
- 1 would write a letter to Mary that day (they were not on the telephone) expressing my concern about her and the current situation.
- If the member is not on the telephone when joining the rota payment for installation will be made by the University.

Derivatives

telephoner

noun

While in the United States, he worked as a journalist, telemarketer, and market research telephoner.
Example sentencesExamples
- We are always recruiting telephoners so we can maintain and increase our telephone reassurance program.
- We are looking for telephoners, people with teaching skills, cooks, and above all, those who like to be welcoming.
- The teen telephoners, backed by a team of more than 40 volunteers in grades eight to 10, will be working in shifts.
- That's why it's so important for telephoners to get together in person to talk about talking on the phone.

telephonic

adjective tɛlɪˈfɒnɪkˌtɛləˈfɑnɪk

It is highly improbable that both a telephonic transmission and radio transmission from the bank's alarm to the control room was blocked.
Example sentencesExamples
- The act allows only trained traditional leaders to operate initiation schools, and has established 13 special telephonic call centres across the province to allow parents and initiates to immediately report any abuses or concerns.
- But if there was a private exchange, then there should be some visible signs of telephonic activity like a building with a satellite dish on the terrace.
- Interactive medication data systems and methods are provided which include automated means for providing information pursuant to telephonic and electronic requests from callers.
- I am supposedly the expert in communications, radio and telephonic navigation aids, meteorological systems and also on airport ground lighting.

telephonically

adverbtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk(ə)liˌtɛləˈfɑnɪk(ə)li

By means of a telephone.
she has been informed telephonically of our decision
Example sentencesExamples
- Viewers will be invited to do the hiring by voting for the contestant of their choice telephonically or via SMS during the live show.
- Additionally, all quarter-finalists were tested on their telephone manners and their respective managers were contacted telephonically and interviewed about their personal assistants or secretaries.
- Interviews are carried out telephonically utilising semi-structured questionnaires.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from tele- + -phone.

Rhymes

radio-telephone

Definition of telephone in US English:

telephone

nounˈtɛləˌfoʊnˈteləˌfōn

1A system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals.
as modifier a telephone call
Example sentencesExamples
- For industrial and speciality chemicals, the suppliers acted more like catalogue sellers - their sales force responded to orders by telephone, telex, and more recently fax.
- Information theory is a field of mathematics that scientists use to analyse strings of data, whether carried by DNA or radio waves or telephone wires.
- Any changes of destination are notified ahead by telephone or radio so that arrival is anticipated.
- Most people do not know it, but the voice coming over the telephone conveys a mental picture to the listener.
- After discharge, patients recorded and transmitted their rhythm by telephone daily and whenever they had symptoms suggestive of atrial fibrillation.
- Viewers will also get their chance to listen to the arguments and express their opinion - voting either online, via digital television or by telephone during the programme.
- It was used in the development of the country's telephone and radio system in the 1940s.
- At midnight yesterday the Government imposed full control over all communication by telephone and telegraph.
- Workers communicate by voice in meetings, in hall conversations, and by telephone.
- Households that did not return surveys in a ten days were contacted by telephone and were encouraged to either return the survey in the mail or complete the survey over the telephone.
- In doing so, data can be captured at every point of customer contact from order entry to fulfilment whether that contact is by telephone, fax, call center or Web site.
- General practitioners and patients were contacted by telephone to assess their satisfaction with the system and to determine whether further referrals for excision had been made.
- In the event of discrepancies, we followed up participants by telephone and re-checked mobile phone data.
- It was the only form of communication, as no radio or telephone, television, video or film existed then.
- Some hearings may take place by telephone or video conference, reflecting an emphasis on technology.
- She too spoke to school officials when problems arose relating to the children, more frequently by telephone perhaps.
- People spread their fears and new found information by telephone, mobile phone, text messages, email, and word of mouth.
- In particular for offices, added to legacy data communication, wireless LAN has begun to be used for telephone and voice telephony services.
- Transtelephonic event monitors transmit recordings by telephone to a central station.
- In the call center, customer contact is predominantly by telephone, either inbound or outbound.
1. 1.1 An instrument used as part of a telephone system, typically a single unit including a handset with a transmitting microphone and a set of numbered buttons by which a connection can be made to another such instrument.
  it was eight-thirty when the telephone rang, and I knew it was Chandler
  as modifier a telephone receiver
  Example sentencesExamples
  One of the contentious clauses is that service providers must, at their own cost, make their technology compatible so that the state can tap into customers' telephones, cellular phones and e-mails.
  Councillors said they accepted that some telephone kiosks get little use because many people have mobile telephones and phones in their homes.
  The bay station, scheduled to be in action by the end of next month, will enable owners of so-called third generation mobile telephones to make video telephone calls.
  There has been a sharp increase in expenditure on entertainment, education, cultural activities, transportation and communications, telephones and mobile phones.
  In particular, one respondent noted the difficulty posed by telephones with keypads on the handset.
  Communication with other hospitals and external agencies occurred via land lines and cellular telephones, which use satellite communication systems.
  All over the country, people are objecting to the siting of transmission masts for mobile telephones.
  Analysts use link analysis to understand better the telephone records of contacts between telephones, cellular phones, pagers, computers, and fax machines.
  It will let people collect voice mail and receive calls from regular telephones.
  The research programme will also include work on emerging technologies, such as third generation mobile telephones, which are due to be released this year.
  Two-way voice communication systems comprise an overhead speaker system plus dedicated firefighter telephones on each floor of the building.
  Then, live every Friday, the contestants will be given free access to a number of telephones, mobile phones with text facilities, and interactive digital TV sets.
  Systems and methods which enable fast and simple identification of unauthorized users of cellular telephones are described.
  Computers, printers, telephones, answering machines, and a fax machine and scanner were stolen.
  The system also works with standard telephones and provides support for standard fax machines.
  We coded anatomical areas for the tumors without knowledge of the subject's exposure to cellular or cordless telephones.
  Simultaneously, passengers will be also be able to use their mobile telephones and connect to the internet.
  He had been exposed to microwaves from cellular telephones and cordless telephones for several years.
  At the time when the respective instruments were drafted, telephones and computer bases had not been invented.
  Paging mechanisms were created to activate sleeping mobile telephones to receive incoming calls.
  Synonyms
  phone, handset, receiver
  handset, earpiece, receiver
2US A game in which a sentence or phrase becomes distorted by being passed along to the next person in a whisper.
Also called Chinese whispers
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘We could play a game, like telephone or truth or dare,’ suggested Mallory.
- It seems at least as likely that the whole allegation is a gigantic game of telephone where the prisoners exchanged stories, the stories got retold and this is where it all ended up.
- Stories are put out just like this one and a virtual game of telephone begins.
- Do you remember the telephone game from elementary school?

verbˈtɛləˌfoʊnˈteləˌfōn

[with object]

1Contact (someone) using the telephone.
he telephoned his wife at 9.30
Example sentencesExamples
- I didn't have a mobile phone to telephone my husband and so they said they would go to my house and get him.
- We then telephoned patients who opted in to arrange an appointment.
- Please telephone him to arrange a suitable time and to indicate if you would like to have your house blessed.
- Adams immediately telephoned the police but when officers searched the area they found nothing.
- On a Friday evening before Easter the man's wife telephoned the doctor but he was out.
- ‘My wife was at home so I telephoned her,’ he said.
- The school also telephoned the applicant's wife, who thought the applicant was at work.
- Shortly after telephoning his wife and several friends in Italy, he was rearrested by the Egyptian government.
- The telephone socket was not connected so one of the neighbour's telephoned the police on her own mobile.
- You promised my wife that you would telephone me within the next two days which did not happen.
- Activists ring doorbells and telephone voters in critical districts, urging supporters to get out the vote.
- She wishes to express her sincerest thanks to all the people who telephoned her and called to her to assist in the updating of records.
- She became worried and attempted to telephone her husband but his mobile phone was switched off.
- ‘I'll telephone you as soon as I've spoken to my friend, Mrs Hawthorne,’ she said.
- If all your questions haven't been answered after your allotted slot, ask if you can book another appointment to come in, or arrange to telephone the teacher at school.
- ‘People were telephoning us and asking us what they could do to help or if there was any information - it was almost like a big family,’ she said.
- The respondent regularly telephoned his wife for her to arrange a taxi to collect him.
- It is not uncommon for people to telephone friends or relations who say that they were just thinking of calling them.
- We gave no second thought to one of these youngsters using a cellphone to telephone his mom to come pick them up.
- On Thursday, his colleague telephoned his wife to inquire and found her responses suspicious.
Synonyms
phone, call, get someone on the phone, get on the phone to, get, reach, dial, make a call to, place a call to
1. 1.1no object Make a telephone call.
  she telephoned for help
  Example sentencesExamples
  Then one day, her lawyer telephoned to say she was dead.
  The boy said he helped his mother up and telephoned for an ambulance.
  Meanwhile, police yesterday denied media reports that the woman had telephoned for help eight hours before the murders were discovered, but that her pleas had been ignored.
  He had intended driving to a pub to telephone for help.
  ‘It's not like I need the money,’ the woman had said when Wendy telephoned for information and gasped at the cost.
  Fifty researchers telephoned for a loan or credit card with each of these four lenders, making a total of 200 calls.
  The priest was able to telephone for help in spite of his serious injuries.
  A bereaved mother claims she was driven to the brink of suicide after an out-of-hours doctor fired questions at her about her daughter's tragic death when she telephoned for help.
  Mr Jones telephoned for an ambulance while his son went over to the victim - who had landed on a concrete walkway next to a raised grass verge - to see if anything could be done to help him.
  As usual, she telephoned for help and the paternal grandparents drove to Kingston to pick the children up.
  She awoke her husband who telephoned for the Fire Brigade.
  In the future, cell phone users will be able to use Bluetooth to telephone at home via fixed-line networks.
  The man, who has not been named, was found unconscious in the Street after a woman telephoned for an ambulance but he was so badly injured that he could not be interviewed by detectives for three days.
  I had telephoned for the ambulance and was looking out for it when I saw the policeman.
  Following the Boxing Day tsunami, Jo-Anne was quick to telephone to say they were okay.
2. 1.2 Send (a message) by telephone.
  Barbara had telephoned the news
  Example sentencesExamples
  You may write in, e-mail or telephone your choice.
  Traditionally, the results of emergency biochemistry and haematology requests have been telephoned by laboratory staff to the requesting clinician or ward area as soon as a specimen has been analysed.
  However, the defendant's evidence was that she telephoned her ticket request to the Red Cross from the lottery shop with the knowledge and assent of her daughter, who owned the store.
  The counter employee took messages, which were telephoned to the main telegraphy office in Manchester.
  Orlando folk can e-mail or telephone their gripes about what's wrong with life.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from tele- + -phone.

单词	telephone
释义	Definition of telephone in English: telephone noun ˈtɛlɪfəʊnˈtɛləˌfoʊn mass noun 1A system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals. as modifier a telephone call Example sentencesExamples Some hearings may take place by telephone or video conference, reflecting an emphasis on technology. In particular for offices, added to legacy data communication, wireless LAN has begun to be used for telephone and voice telephony services. In the event of discrepancies, we followed up participants by telephone and re-checked mobile phone data. After discharge, patients recorded and transmitted their rhythm by telephone daily and whenever they had symptoms suggestive of atrial fibrillation. In doing so, data can be captured at every point of customer contact from order entry to fulfilment whether that contact is by telephone, fax, call center or Web site. It was used in the development of the country's telephone and radio system in the 1940s. Workers communicate by voice in meetings, in hall conversations, and by telephone. She too spoke to school officials when problems arose relating to the children, more frequently by telephone perhaps. In the call center, customer contact is predominantly by telephone, either inbound or outbound. General practitioners and patients were contacted by telephone to assess their satisfaction with the system and to determine whether further referrals for excision had been made. Most people do not know it, but the voice coming over the telephone conveys a mental picture to the listener. Households that did not return surveys in a ten days were contacted by telephone and were encouraged to either return the survey in the mail or complete the survey over the telephone. Transtelephonic event monitors transmit recordings by telephone to a central station. It was the only form of communication, as no radio or telephone, television, video or film existed then. Viewers will also get their chance to listen to the arguments and express their opinion - voting either online, via digital television or by telephone during the programme. People spread their fears and new found information by telephone, mobile phone, text messages, email, and word of mouth. For industrial and speciality chemicals, the suppliers acted more like catalogue sellers - their sales force responded to orders by telephone, telex, and more recently fax. Any changes of destination are notified ahead by telephone or radio so that arrival is anticipated. At midnight yesterday the Government imposed full control over all communication by telephone and telegraph. Information theory is a field of mathematics that scientists use to analyse strings of data, whether carried by DNA or radio waves or telephone wires. 1.1count noun An instrument used as part of a telephone system, typically a single unit including a handset with a transmitting microphone and a set of numbered buttons by which a connection can be made to another such instrument. it was eight-thirty when the telephone rang, and I knew it was Chandler as modifier a telephone receiver Example sentencesExamples Paging mechanisms were created to activate sleeping mobile telephones to receive incoming calls. Systems and methods which enable fast and simple identification of unauthorized users of cellular telephones are described. Simultaneously, passengers will be also be able to use their mobile telephones and connect to the internet. In particular, one respondent noted the difficulty posed by telephones with keypads on the handset. The bay station, scheduled to be in action by the end of next month, will enable owners of so-called third generation mobile telephones to make video telephone calls. Then, live every Friday, the contestants will be given free access to a number of telephones, mobile phones with text facilities, and interactive digital TV sets. It will let people collect voice mail and receive calls from regular telephones. There has been a sharp increase in expenditure on entertainment, education, cultural activities, transportation and communications, telephones and mobile phones. At the time when the respective instruments were drafted, telephones and computer bases had not been invented. We coded anatomical areas for the tumors without knowledge of the subject's exposure to cellular or cordless telephones. Councillors said they accepted that some telephone kiosks get little use because many people have mobile telephones and phones in their homes. One of the contentious clauses is that service providers must, at their own cost, make their technology compatible so that the state can tap into customers' telephones, cellular phones and e-mails. Two-way voice communication systems comprise an overhead speaker system plus dedicated firefighter telephones on each floor of the building. All over the country, people are objecting to the siting of transmission masts for mobile telephones. He had been exposed to microwaves from cellular telephones and cordless telephones for several years. The research programme will also include work on emerging technologies, such as third generation mobile telephones, which are due to be released this year. The system also works with standard telephones and provides support for standard fax machines. Computers, printers, telephones, answering machines, and a fax machine and scanner were stolen. Communication with other hospitals and external agencies occurred via land lines and cellular telephones, which use satellite communication systems. Analysts use link analysis to understand better the telephone records of contacts between telephones, cellular phones, pagers, computers, and fax machines. Synonyms handset, earpiece, receiver phone, handset, receiver informal blower North American informal horn 2US A game in which a sentence or phrase becomes distorted by being passed along to the next person in a whisper. Also called Chinese whispers Example sentencesExamples Do you remember the telephone game from elementary school? It seems at least as likely that the whole allegation is a gigantic game of telephone where the prisoners exchanged stories, the stories got retold and this is where it all ended up. Stories are put out just like this one and a virtual game of telephone begins. ‘We could play a game, like telephone or truth or dare,’ suggested Mallory. verb ˈtɛlɪfəʊnˈtɛləˌfoʊn [with object] 1Contact (someone) using the telephone. he telephoned his wife at 9.30 Example sentencesExamples You promised my wife that you would telephone me within the next two days which did not happen. If all your questions haven't been answered after your allotted slot, ask if you can book another appointment to come in, or arrange to telephone the teacher at school. It is not uncommon for people to telephone friends or relations who say that they were just thinking of calling them. Please telephone him to arrange a suitable time and to indicate if you would like to have your house blessed. We then telephoned patients who opted in to arrange an appointment. She became worried and attempted to telephone her husband but his mobile phone was switched off. Adams immediately telephoned the police but when officers searched the area they found nothing. We gave no second thought to one of these youngsters using a cellphone to telephone his mom to come pick them up. On Thursday, his colleague telephoned his wife to inquire and found her responses suspicious. I didn't have a mobile phone to telephone my husband and so they said they would go to my house and get him. Shortly after telephoning his wife and several friends in Italy, he was rearrested by the Egyptian government. On a Friday evening before Easter the man's wife telephoned the doctor but he was out. ‘My wife was at home so I telephoned her,’ he said. The respondent regularly telephoned his wife for her to arrange a taxi to collect him. She wishes to express her sincerest thanks to all the people who telephoned her and called to her to assist in the updating of records. Activists ring doorbells and telephone voters in critical districts, urging supporters to get out the vote. ‘I'll telephone you as soon as I've spoken to my friend, Mrs Hawthorne,’ she said. The telephone socket was not connected so one of the neighbour's telephoned the police on her own mobile. ‘People were telephoning us and asking us what they could do to help or if there was any information - it was almost like a big family,’ she said. The school also telephoned the applicant's wife, who thought the applicant was at work. Synonyms phone, call, get someone on the phone, get on the phone to, get, reach, dial, make/place a call to British ring up, ring, give someone a ring informal call up, give someone a call, give someone a buzz, buzz British informal give someone a bell, bell, give someone a tinkle, get on the blower to North American informal get someone on the horn 1.1no object Make a telephone call. she telephoned for help Example sentencesExamples A bereaved mother claims she was driven to the brink of suicide after an out-of-hours doctor fired questions at her about her daughter's tragic death when she telephoned for help. Meanwhile, police yesterday denied media reports that the woman had telephoned for help eight hours before the murders were discovered, but that her pleas had been ignored. The boy said he helped his mother up and telephoned for an ambulance. Following the Boxing Day tsunami, Jo-Anne was quick to telephone to say they were okay. Then one day, her lawyer telephoned to say she was dead. The man, who has not been named, was found unconscious in the Street after a woman telephoned for an ambulance but he was so badly injured that he could not be interviewed by detectives for three days. Mr Jones telephoned for an ambulance while his son went over to the victim - who had landed on a concrete walkway next to a raised grass verge - to see if anything could be done to help him. She awoke her husband who telephoned for the Fire Brigade. He had intended driving to a pub to telephone for help. Fifty researchers telephoned for a loan or credit card with each of these four lenders, making a total of 200 calls. As usual, she telephoned for help and the paternal grandparents drove to Kingston to pick the children up. The priest was able to telephone for help in spite of his serious injuries. ‘It's not like I need the money,’ the woman had said when Wendy telephoned for information and gasped at the cost. In the future, cell phone users will be able to use Bluetooth to telephone at home via fixed-line networks. I had telephoned for the ambulance and was looking out for it when I saw the policeman. 1.2 Send (a message) by telephone. Barbara had telephoned the news Example sentencesExamples You may write in, e-mail or telephone your choice. The counter employee took messages, which were telephoned to the main telegraphy office in Manchester. Traditionally, the results of emergency biochemistry and haematology requests have been telephoned by laboratory staff to the requesting clinician or ward area as soon as a specimen has been analysed. However, the defendant's evidence was that she telephoned her ticket request to the Red Cross from the lottery shop with the knowledge and assent of her daughter, who owned the store. Orlando folk can e-mail or telephone their gripes about what's wrong with life. Phrases on the telephone 1Using the telephone. I spent the afternoon on the telephone Example sentencesExamples I spent the return journey from Hanover on the telephone. He had just spent two hours on the telephone with the Bishop discussing various sections of the Bible in excruciatingly fine detail. I'd flick through my telephone book and escape my confines by chatting on the telephone to people in England. That afternoon the Corporal spoke again to the appellant on the telephone. You may give too much away on the telephone, it is easy to get carried away and it is not always easy to remember exactly what was said. There were also criticisms that he was spending time on the telephone, apparently directly related to his ongoing dispute against the Authority. He had also spent several hours on the telephone to her the previous afternoon. He has been on the telephone to his wife for at least half of the time. The irony I found was that he is perfectly at home talking on the telephone or sending text messages. It didn't stop Brian and myself spending half an hour discussing this issue this afternoon on the telephone. 2Connected to a telephone system. if they were not on the telephone, an officer had to deliver the message in person Example sentencesExamples 1 would write a letter to Mary that day (they were not on the telephone) expressing my concern about her and the current situation. If the member is not on the telephone when joining the rota payment for installation will be made by the University. Derivatives telephoner noun While in the United States, he worked as a journalist, telemarketer, and market research telephoner. Example sentencesExamples We are always recruiting telephoners so we can maintain and increase our telephone reassurance program. We are looking for telephoners, people with teaching skills, cooks, and above all, those who like to be welcoming. The teen telephoners, backed by a team of more than 40 volunteers in grades eight to 10, will be working in shifts. That's why it's so important for telephoners to get together in person to talk about talking on the phone. telephonic adjective tɛlɪˈfɒnɪkˌtɛləˈfɑnɪk It is highly improbable that both a telephonic transmission and radio transmission from the bank's alarm to the control room was blocked. Example sentencesExamples The act allows only trained traditional leaders to operate initiation schools, and has established 13 special telephonic call centres across the province to allow parents and initiates to immediately report any abuses or concerns. But if there was a private exchange, then there should be some visible signs of telephonic activity like a building with a satellite dish on the terrace. Interactive medication data systems and methods are provided which include automated means for providing information pursuant to telephonic and electronic requests from callers. I am supposedly the expert in communications, radio and telephonic navigation aids, meteorological systems and also on airport ground lighting. telephonically adverbtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk(ə)liˌtɛləˈfɑnɪk(ə)li By means of a telephone. she has been informed telephonically of our decision Example sentencesExamples Viewers will be invited to do the hiring by voting for the contestant of their choice telephonically or via SMS during the live show. Additionally, all quarter-finalists were tested on their telephone manners and their respective managers were contacted telephonically and interviewed about their personal assistants or secretaries. Interviews are carried out telephonically utilising semi-structured questionnaires. Origin Mid 19th century: from tele- + -phone. Rhymes radio-telephone noun.1 phr. Definition of telephone in US English: telephone nounˈtɛləˌfoʊnˈteləˌfōn 1A system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals. as modifier a telephone call Example sentencesExamples For industrial and speciality chemicals, the suppliers acted more like catalogue sellers - their sales force responded to orders by telephone, telex, and more recently fax. Information theory is a field of mathematics that scientists use to analyse strings of data, whether carried by DNA or radio waves or telephone wires. Any changes of destination are notified ahead by telephone or radio so that arrival is anticipated. Most people do not know it, but the voice coming over the telephone conveys a mental picture to the listener. After discharge, patients recorded and transmitted their rhythm by telephone daily and whenever they had symptoms suggestive of atrial fibrillation. Viewers will also get their chance to listen to the arguments and express their opinion - voting either online, via digital television or by telephone during the programme. It was used in the development of the country's telephone and radio system in the 1940s. At midnight yesterday the Government imposed full control over all communication by telephone and telegraph. Workers communicate by voice in meetings, in hall conversations, and by telephone. Households that did not return surveys in a ten days were contacted by telephone and were encouraged to either return the survey in the mail or complete the survey over the telephone. In doing so, data can be captured at every point of customer contact from order entry to fulfilment whether that contact is by telephone, fax, call center or Web site. General practitioners and patients were contacted by telephone to assess their satisfaction with the system and to determine whether further referrals for excision had been made. In the event of discrepancies, we followed up participants by telephone and re-checked mobile phone data. It was the only form of communication, as no radio or telephone, television, video or film existed then. Some hearings may take place by telephone or video conference, reflecting an emphasis on technology. She too spoke to school officials when problems arose relating to the children, more frequently by telephone perhaps. People spread their fears and new found information by telephone, mobile phone, text messages, email, and word of mouth. In particular for offices, added to legacy data communication, wireless LAN has begun to be used for telephone and voice telephony services. Transtelephonic event monitors transmit recordings by telephone to a central station. In the call center, customer contact is predominantly by telephone, either inbound or outbound. 1.1 An instrument used as part of a telephone system, typically a single unit including a handset with a transmitting microphone and a set of numbered buttons by which a connection can be made to another such instrument. it was eight-thirty when the telephone rang, and I knew it was Chandler as modifier a telephone receiver Example sentencesExamples One of the contentious clauses is that service providers must, at their own cost, make their technology compatible so that the state can tap into customers' telephones, cellular phones and e-mails. Councillors said they accepted that some telephone kiosks get little use because many people have mobile telephones and phones in their homes. The bay station, scheduled to be in action by the end of next month, will enable owners of so-called third generation mobile telephones to make video telephone calls. There has been a sharp increase in expenditure on entertainment, education, cultural activities, transportation and communications, telephones and mobile phones. In particular, one respondent noted the difficulty posed by telephones with keypads on the handset. Communication with other hospitals and external agencies occurred via land lines and cellular telephones, which use satellite communication systems. All over the country, people are objecting to the siting of transmission masts for mobile telephones. Analysts use link analysis to understand better the telephone records of contacts between telephones, cellular phones, pagers, computers, and fax machines. It will let people collect voice mail and receive calls from regular telephones. The research programme will also include work on emerging technologies, such as third generation mobile telephones, which are due to be released this year. Two-way voice communication systems comprise an overhead speaker system plus dedicated firefighter telephones on each floor of the building. Then, live every Friday, the contestants will be given free access to a number of telephones, mobile phones with text facilities, and interactive digital TV sets. Systems and methods which enable fast and simple identification of unauthorized users of cellular telephones are described. Computers, printers, telephones, answering machines, and a fax machine and scanner were stolen. The system also works with standard telephones and provides support for standard fax machines. We coded anatomical areas for the tumors without knowledge of the subject's exposure to cellular or cordless telephones. Simultaneously, passengers will be also be able to use their mobile telephones and connect to the internet. He had been exposed to microwaves from cellular telephones and cordless telephones for several years. At the time when the respective instruments were drafted, telephones and computer bases had not been invented. Paging mechanisms were created to activate sleeping mobile telephones to receive incoming calls. Synonyms phone, handset, receiver handset, earpiece, receiver 2US A game in which a sentence or phrase becomes distorted by being passed along to the next person in a whisper. Also called Chinese whispers Example sentencesExamples ‘We could play a game, like telephone or truth or dare,’ suggested Mallory. It seems at least as likely that the whole allegation is a gigantic game of telephone where the prisoners exchanged stories, the stories got retold and this is where it all ended up. Stories are put out just like this one and a virtual game of telephone begins. Do you remember the telephone game from elementary school? verbˈtɛləˌfoʊnˈteləˌfōn [with object] 1Contact (someone) using the telephone. he telephoned his wife at 9.30 Example sentencesExamples I didn't have a mobile phone to telephone my husband and so they said they would go to my house and get him. We then telephoned patients who opted in to arrange an appointment. Please telephone him to arrange a suitable time and to indicate if you would like to have your house blessed. Adams immediately telephoned the police but when officers searched the area they found nothing. On a Friday evening before Easter the man's wife telephoned the doctor but he was out. ‘My wife was at home so I telephoned her,’ he said. The school also telephoned the applicant's wife, who thought the applicant was at work. Shortly after telephoning his wife and several friends in Italy, he was rearrested by the Egyptian government. The telephone socket was not connected so one of the neighbour's telephoned the police on her own mobile. You promised my wife that you would telephone me within the next two days which did not happen. Activists ring doorbells and telephone voters in critical districts, urging supporters to get out the vote. She wishes to express her sincerest thanks to all the people who telephoned her and called to her to assist in the updating of records. She became worried and attempted to telephone her husband but his mobile phone was switched off. ‘I'll telephone you as soon as I've spoken to my friend, Mrs Hawthorne,’ she said. If all your questions haven't been answered after your allotted slot, ask if you can book another appointment to come in, or arrange to telephone the teacher at school. ‘People were telephoning us and asking us what they could do to help or if there was any information - it was almost like a big family,’ she said. The respondent regularly telephoned his wife for her to arrange a taxi to collect him. It is not uncommon for people to telephone friends or relations who say that they were just thinking of calling them. We gave no second thought to one of these youngsters using a cellphone to telephone his mom to come pick them up. On Thursday, his colleague telephoned his wife to inquire and found her responses suspicious. Synonyms phone, call, get someone on the phone, get on the phone to, get, reach, dial, make a call to, place a call to 1.1no object Make a telephone call. she telephoned for help Example sentencesExamples Then one day, her lawyer telephoned to say she was dead. The boy said he helped his mother up and telephoned for an ambulance. Meanwhile, police yesterday denied media reports that the woman had telephoned for help eight hours before the murders were discovered, but that her pleas had been ignored. He had intended driving to a pub to telephone for help. ‘It's not like I need the money,’ the woman had said when Wendy telephoned for information and gasped at the cost. Fifty researchers telephoned for a loan or credit card with each of these four lenders, making a total of 200 calls. The priest was able to telephone for help in spite of his serious injuries. A bereaved mother claims she was driven to the brink of suicide after an out-of-hours doctor fired questions at her about her daughter's tragic death when she telephoned for help. Mr Jones telephoned for an ambulance while his son went over to the victim - who had landed on a concrete walkway next to a raised grass verge - to see if anything could be done to help him. As usual, she telephoned for help and the paternal grandparents drove to Kingston to pick the children up. She awoke her husband who telephoned for the Fire Brigade. In the future, cell phone users will be able to use Bluetooth to telephone at home via fixed-line networks. The man, who has not been named, was found unconscious in the Street after a woman telephoned for an ambulance but he was so badly injured that he could not be interviewed by detectives for three days. I had telephoned for the ambulance and was looking out for it when I saw the policeman. Following the Boxing Day tsunami, Jo-Anne was quick to telephone to say they were okay. 1.2 Send (a message) by telephone. Barbara had telephoned the news Example sentencesExamples You may write in, e-mail or telephone your choice. Traditionally, the results of emergency biochemistry and haematology requests have been telephoned by laboratory staff to the requesting clinician or ward area as soon as a specimen has been analysed. However, the defendant's evidence was that she telephoned her ticket request to the Red Cross from the lottery shop with the knowledge and assent of her daughter, who owned the store. The counter employee took messages, which were telephoned to the main telegraphy office in Manchester. Orlando folk can e-mail or telephone their gripes about what's wrong with life. Origin Mid 19th century: from tele- + -phone.
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