telephone set
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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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
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 |