English > wireless telephone: 2 senses > noun 2, artifactMeaning | A telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables. |
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Synonyms | radiotelephone, radiophone |
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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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