Definition of telephone. Meaning of telephone. Synonyms of telephone

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Definition of telephone

Telephone
Telephone Tel"e*phone, n. [Gr. ? far off + ? sound.] (Physics) An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance. Note: The ordinary telephone consists essentially of a device by which currents of electricity, produced by sounds through the agency of certain mechanical devices and exactly corresponding in duration and intensity to the vibrations of the air which attend them, are transmitted to a distant station, and there, acting on suitable mechanism, reproduce similar sounds by repeating the vibrations. The necessary variations in the electrical currents are usually produced by means of a microphone attached to a thin diaphragm upon which the voice acts, and are intensified by means of an induction coil. In the magnetic telephone, or magneto-telephone, the diaphragm is of soft iron placed close to the pole of a magnet upon which is wound a coil of fine wire, and its vibrations produce corresponding vibrable currents in the wire by induction. The mechanical, or string, telephone is a device in which the voice or sound causes vibrations in a thin diaphragm, which are directly transmitted along a wire or string connecting it to a similar diaphragm at the remote station, thus reproducing the sound. It does not employ electricity.
Telephone
Telephone Tel"e*phone, v. t. To convey or announce by telephone.

Meaning of telephone from wikipedia

- a telephone, or phone, is a telecommunication s device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are not in the
- téléphone was a french rock band formed in 1976 by jean-louis aubert (singer/guitarist), louis bertignac (guitarist/singer), corine
- 'telephone' is a song recorded by lady gaga and beyoncé knowles for gaga's third ep the fame monster (2009). the song was written by
- a telephone exchange is a telecommunications system used in the public switched telephone network or in large enterprises.
- a telephone company, also known as a telco, telephone service provider or telecommunications operator, is a kind of communications service
- a telephone number or phone number is a sequence of digits used to call from one telephone line to another in a public switched telephone
- the public switched telephone network (pstn) is the network of the world's public circuit-switched telephone network s. consists of
- electrical and electromagnetic telecommunication technologies include telegraph , telephone , and teleprinter , networks , radio ,
- a mobile phone (also known as a cellular phone, cell phone, and a hand phone) is a device that can make and receive telephone call s over a
- plain old telephone system (pots) is the voice-grade telephone service that remains the basic form of residential and small business