English > telephone set: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | telephone, phone |
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| Part of | telephone system, phone system | A communication system that transmits sound between distant points |
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| Parts | mouthpiece | An acoustic device |
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| telephone receiver, receiver | earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds |
| Narrower | desk phone | A telephone set that sits on a desk or table |
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| dial telephone, dial phone | A telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called |
| extension, telephone extension, extension phone | An additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line |
| handset, French telephone | telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle |
| pay-phone, pay-station | A coin-operated telephone |
| radiotelephone, radiophone, wireless telephone | A telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables |
| speakerphone | A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker |
| Broader | electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) |
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| Spanish | teléfono |
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| Catalan | telèfon |
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