NOUN | communication | wireless telephone, radiotelephone, radiotelephony | telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire |
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artifact | wireless telephone, radiotelephone, radiophone | a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables |
Meaning | telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire. | |
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Synonyms | radiotelephone, radiotelephony | |
Broader | wireless | transmission by radio waves |
Spanish | radiofonía, radiotelefonía, radioteléfono | |
Catalan | radiofonia, radiotelefonia, radiotelèfon |
Meaning | A telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables. | |
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Synonyms | radiotelephone, radiophone | |
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 |
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 |
Spanish | radiófono, radioteléfono | |
Catalan | radiotelèfon |
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