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tel·e·phone
/ ˈteləˌfōn/
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n.
1.
a system that converts acoustic vibrations to electrical signals in order to transmit sound, typically voices, over a distance using wire or radio.
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an instrument used as part of such a system, typically a single unit including a handset with a transmitting microphone and a set of numbered buttons by which a connection can be made to another such instrument.
2. a game in which a message is distorted by being passed around in a whisper. Also called Chinese whispers.
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v. [tr.]
call or speak to (someone) using the telephone:
he had just finished telephoning his wife.
∎ [intr.]
make a telephone call:
she telephoned for help.
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send (a message) by telephone:
Barbara had telephoned the news.
DERIVATIVES:
tel·e·phon·er n.
tel·e·phon·ic
/ ˌteləˈfänik/ adj.
tel·e·phon·i·cal·ly
/ ˌteləˈfänik(ə)lē/ adv.
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TELEPHONES LED THE CHARGE IN SPEEDING UP PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.(News)(Profile\St. Louis At The Millennium)
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; ...American homes had telephones. "The more wealthy...were to have a telephone," said Sheldon...communicate with had a telephone." Telephones and communications...a few homes had telephones from Bell Telephone and the old Kinloch...
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Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 9/12/1994; 700+ words
; ...business. Few mobile telephone users use mobile telephones for personal use...use their mobile telephones maximally. Mobile telephone charges in Indonesia...prices of mobile telephones charged by mobile telephone operators are much...
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Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...implants to ascertain their ability to communicate on the telephone. Of 86 patients who responded, 38 (44 %) did not use the telephone at all, 36 (42 %) were able to use the telephone without assistance (independent users), and 12 (14...
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Cellular Telephone Interference With Medical Equipment
Magazine article from: Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...and the distance between the telephones and the devices being tested. The frequency output of the telephones was dictated by the telephone model and the cellular service...and manufacturer. Cellular telephones modulate their power output...
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Using the telephone.
Magazine article from: The Exceptional Parent; 5/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...life. Learning to use the telephone is not only fun for children...eliminating the need for a telephone. Try modems, which allow...users and users of standard telephones. A deaf child who uses a...efficient use of time on the telephone. To set up your home phone...
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Rochester Telephone Co. to acquire sixth telephone company in Illinois, Schuyler Telephone Co.
PR Newswire; 2/12/1990; 700+ words
; ROCHESTER TEL TO ACQUIRE SIXTH TELEPHONE COMPANY IN ILLINOIS, SCHUYLER TELEPHONE CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Rochester Telephone Corp. (NYSE: RTC) announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the...
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Telephone Eavesdropping and Detection.
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Telephone company becomes corporate sponsor for Northeast Business Expo '97
Magazine article from: Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; Commonwealth Telephone is in the communications business...business marketing event. Commonwealth Telephone is the corporate sponsor for the annual...says Don Challis, Commonwealth Telephone's senior vice president of marketing...
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Telephone triage as a strategy to ensure 24-hour access to medical care after the closure of supporting medical activity
Magazine article from: Military Medicine; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Objective: The provision of telephone access to a medical officer during...to a civilian medical facility. Telephone triage yielded an estimated $8...week survey period. Conclusion: Telephone triage can facilitate continuous...
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SpectraLink Wireless Telephones Deployed in Texas School District.
PR Newswire; 11/12/2002; 700+ words
; ...Messaging Over Wireless Telephones for Emergency Communication...workplace wireless telephone systems, announced...The Link Wireless Telephones will connect with...schools' existing telephone systems, saving...limits of a wired telephone," said Mike Cronin...deploying Wireless ...
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Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...1950. Commonwealth acquired Tioga County Bell Telephone Co. in 1953, adding more than 6,000 telephones to its system, and Pennsylvania Community Telephone Co., with over 15,000 telephones in service, in 1954. The number of counties...
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Telephone
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...companies were making telephones. In 1882, the American Bell Telephone Company won a court judgment...Cultural Studies of the Telephone in American Life. New...Michael. Introduction to Telephones and Telephone Systems. Norwood, Mass...
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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Carlson consider buying a small telephone company in Calvert City...hodgepodge of other small telephone companies, a directory publisher...minor conglomerate called Telephones, Inc. The publicly listed...company were sold to Continental Telephone Company in 1964, but Carlson...
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Michigan Bell Telephone Co.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...the first commercial telephone line was installed...October, a set of telephones were connecting the...license to the Michigan Telephone and Telegraph Construction...area. These early telephones had to be directly...rooftops as the system of telephone exchanges had not yet...
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Nevada Bell Telephone Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...also began to acquire telephone exchanges in the northern...Utah, Nevada, and Idaho Telephone Company assets for approximately...Carson City exchange of 437 telephones, which had previously been sold by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company...
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