English > radiophone: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables. |
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| Synonyms | radiotelephone, wireless telephone |
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| Narrower | cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone | A hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver |
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| Broader | 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 |
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| Spanish | radiófono, radioteléfono |
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| Catalan | radiotelèfon |
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| Adjectives | radiophonic | relating to or by means of radiotelephony |
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