Synonyms: earphone, earpiece, phone, headphone
Definition: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
Usage: it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked
Similar words: electro-acoustic transducer
Definition: a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa
Synonyms: telephone, telephone set, phone
Definition: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
Usage: I talked to him on the telephone
Similar words: electronic equipment
Definition: equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
Synonyms: sound, speech sound, phone
Definition: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Similar words: linguistic unit, language unit
Definition: one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
Synonyms: ring, phone, call, call up, telephone
Definition: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Usage: I tried to call you all night; Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
Similar words: telecommunicate
Definition: communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail