Definition of Telephone 1. Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds Noun 2. Transmitting speech at a distance Noun 3. Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone Verb Advertising & Sponsored links Synonyms for word "telephone" Advertising & Sponsored links Semanticaly linked words with "telephone" Hyponims for word "telephone" Lexical Analysis for "telephone" telephoner the person initiating a telephone call Advertising & Sponsored links Advertising & Sponsored links has derived form -phone has derived form tele- etymology تلفن [Arabic] etymology দূরভাষা [Bengali] etymology answerphone etymology antitelephone etymology magnetotelephone etymology radiotelephone etymology telephonable etymology telephoneless etymology telephonelike etymology telephoner etymology telephonic etymology telephony etymology untelephoned etymology teileafón [Irish] etymology telefon etymological origin of -phone etymological origin of tele- etymologically related telephonic is derived from mobile telephone is derived from public telephone is derived from telephone book is derived from telephone box is derived from telephone call is derived from telephone conference is derived from telephone tag is derived from telephoned is derived from telephones is derived from telephonic is derived from telephoning is derived from telephony