Phone

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /fəʊ̯n/
• US IPA: /foʊ̯n/
• Rhymes: -əʊn, -oÊŠn

Shortening of telephone.

Full definition of phone

Noun

1. A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances.

Derived terms

Verb

1. (transitive) To call (someone) on the telephone.

Synonyms

• call, ring, telephone

Derived terms

Noun

1. (linguistics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.

Related terms

• phonetic
• phonetically
• phonetics
• phonology
• phoneme