telephone set

1. Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds (synset 104408223)
   "I talked to him on the telephone"
   is a type of: electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
   subtypes:

   • desk phone - a telephone set that sits on a desk or table
   • dial phone, dial telephone - a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called
   • extension, extension phone, telephone extension - an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
   • french telephone, handset - telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
   • pay-phone, pay-station - a coin-operated telephone
   • radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone - a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables
   • speakerphone - a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time
   has:

   • mouthpiece - an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
   • receiver, telephone receiver - earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
   is a part of: phone system, telephone system - a communication system that transmits sound between distant points
   same as: phone, telephone

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