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TELEPHONE SET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
Example:
I talked to him on the telephone
Synonyms:
phone; telephone; telephone set
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("telephone set" is a kind of...):
electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))
Meronyms (parts of "telephone set"):
mouthpiece (an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks)
receiver; telephone receiver (earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "telephone set"):
desk phone (a telephone set that sits on a desk or table)
dial phone; dial telephone (a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called)
extension; extension phone; telephone extension (an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line)
French telephone; handset (telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle)
pay-phone; pay-station (a coin-operated telephone)
radiophone; radiotelephone; wireless telephone (a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables)
speakerphone (a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time)
Holonyms ("telephone set" is a part of...):
phone system; telephone system (a communication system that transmits sound between distant points)
