telephone

nouns

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"

phone, telephone, telephone set

transmitting speech at a distance

telephone, telephony

verbs

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"

call, call up, phone, ring, telephone

is derived from

telephoner