A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to communicate with each other over a distance; now usually a device having a dial or keypad with numerals for entering a number, etc., to connect with a person, and means (such as a sound or vibration) for alerting one to an incoming call or transmission; also, the handset or receiver of such a device

• I have his telephone number.

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• What's your new telephone number?

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A means of communicating information from one person to another or others

Now chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a simple communication device which converts sounds (usually speech) into mechanical vibrations along a string, wire, etcrare

A type of foghorn used for sending signals in the form of loud tones or musical notes, especially one invented in the 19th century by John Taylor, a captain in the British Royal Navyrare

A communication device consisting of two aligned gutta-percha speaking tubes connected to parabolic reflectors which allows speech spoken into one tube to be sent through the air to the other one, invented in the 19th century by the British engineer Francis Whishaw (1804–1856); also, a speaking tube of such a devicerare

To (attempt to) contact (someone) using a telephone

• I'll telephone you every night.

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• I telephoned her at once.

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To convey (information, a message, news, etc.) using a telephone (noun sense 1)

To provide (a place) with a telephone system

To transmit (sounds) over a distancerare