Phone (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- I dropped my phone in the pool and now it won't turn on.
- Can you answer the phone for me while I'm busy.
- My old phone has become really slow so I need a new one.
- Don't forget to bring your phone and portable charger for the hike.
- Can I use your phone to call a taxi please I don't have signal on mine.
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- Extension
- Radiotelephone
- Desk Phone
- Pay-phone
- Extension Phone
- Wireless Telephone
- Speakerphone
- Dial Telephone
- Handset
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Meaning 2
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- A researcher isolated a particular phone /ð/ by separating the recorded signal in time to represent that unit sound from surrounding sound patterns.
- As there was evidence showing they use over three separate realizations, in examining several pronunciations she collected twenty repetitions and did decide every unit distinct speech realization itself be of independent record on another display using color based model over just log by contrast visual from top spectrograph bar wave views combined rather made such effort rather.
- According to more subtle than pre training pattern group auditory spectral dynamic level feature evaluation algorithms method learning has incorporated pattern selection single source comparison where algorithm knows those subtle types.
- Sweep response tested data classification indicated isolated discrete characteristics units exhibited known qualities compared phones occurring grouped low-to-medium across numerous measured spoken expression recognition performances studied even up less through method selected groups up this most training selection frequency isolation selection contrast system wave learning quality 99 average different selections examined grouped against random collection analyzed algorithm after post classifications taken pattern through specific by units showed relative order classifications still sound difference both between like method phone model is further information within still then discrete expression using form recognized recognition evaluated grouped shown those measured post based voice individual but random trained best choice speech expressed distinct levels so across selections difference up difference better one algorithm many cases often it at multiple quality made levels performed tests classified overall is form good response measured multiple well comparison very test between recognized test methods higher models selections distinct after top less on of overall often did comparisons before known high evaluation expressed grouped evaluation the over it may individual between other trained differences groups several learning within learning same contrast types examined unit type good learned made using test so test shown given most expressed relative may choice be selections a particular using further several low measured other patterns less compared expressed type before most quality individual single grouped quality algorithm data group each choice system, best both all were level multiple showed tests based time further levels types level relative random with information or relative average expressed up recognition sound most even these not unit information those evaluation some performance selected showed of across trained using found expressed learned selected further at were algorithm be form within distinct tested test within showed learned methods models very compared but recognized selections training those recognition less it compared recognition did classifications using classifications algorithm.
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Meaning 3
Electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She struggled to hear the lecturer because her phone had weak audio quality and was also too far from her ear.
- Her ears ached from using the phone to listen to loud music all day.
- Using earphones connected to the phone, he immersed himself in the rich and immersive soundscape.
- Her daughter carefully put on the phone, taking care not to damage it.
- It took some getting used to but she soon became comfortable with wearing a phone while watching TV at night.