telephone
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- electronic equipment hypernym
- desk phone hyponym
- dial telephone hyponym
- telephone extension hyponym
- handset hyponym
- pay-phone hyponym
- radiophone hyponym
- speakerphone hyponym
Parts & wholes
- telephone system part holonym
- mouthpiece part meronym
- telephone receiver part meronym
Related & opposite
- phone derivation
Sense 2 verb
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
I tried to call you all night
Types & categories
- telecommunicate hypernym
- cell phone hyponym
- call in hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
transmitting speech at a distance
Types & categories
- telecommunication hypernym
- voice mail hyponym
- call hyponym
- call forwarding hyponym
- call waiting hyponym
Related & opposite
- telephone operator derivation
- phone derivation
- telephonic derivation
- phone has domain topic
- cell phone has domain topic
- call in has domain topic
- dial has domain topic
- hold the line has domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | phone |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | telephone system |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | mouthpiece |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | telephone receiver |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | electronic equipment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | desk phone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dial telephone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | telephone extension |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | handset |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pay-phone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | radiophone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | speakerphone |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | phone |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | telephony |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | call |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ringing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | caller-up |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | telephony |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | dial |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | call |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | telecommunicate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cell phone |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | call in |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | telephone operator |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | phone |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | telephonic |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | phone |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | cell phone |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | call in |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | dial |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | hold the line |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | telecommunication |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | voice mail |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | call |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | call forwarding |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | call waiting |