· electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"

Synonym(s): telephone, telephone_set

Hypernym(s): electronic_equipment

· (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

Synonym(s): speech_sound, sound

Hypernym(s): language_unit, linguistic_unit

· electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"

Synonym(s): earphone, earpiece, headphone

Hypernym(s): electro-acoustic_transducer

· get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

Synonym(s): call, telephone, call_up, ring

Hypernym(s): telecommunicate