abbreviation

third generation: a technology that gives you a high-speed connection to the Internet, video and multimedia on your mobile phone

adjective

fourth generation wireless: being the stage of mobile communications to replace the third generation (3G)

noun

a machine that answers your telephone and records messages that people leave for you

noun

an answering machine

noun

a small piece of electronic equipment that makes short high sounds as a signal for you to telephone someone

noun

a beeper

noun

one of the small parts on a telephone that you press to call a number

noun

a mobile phone that has a camera in it

noun

a phone card

noun

a cell phone

noun

a mobile phone

adjective

relating to a mobile phone or its system of communication

noun

a mobile phone

noun

a type of very strong wire used for sending large amounts of information at high speeds, for example to cable televisions or computers

noun

the place on a telephone where you put the receiver when you are not using it

noun

a circle with holes on an old-fashioned telephone, that you turn in order to call someone

noun

the sound that a telephone makes when you pick it up to show that you can make a call

noun

a piece of equipment that changes sound into electrical signals and electrical signals into sound, for example in a telephone receiver

noun

the part of an old-fashioned telephone receiver that you put to your ear and listen to

noun

a piece of equipment that fits into your ear and is connected to a telephone or computer, allowing you to speak on the telephone without using your hands

noun

a telephone system at the entrance to a building that lets visitors talk to someone inside and opens the door

noun

a telephone line that is one of several lines coming from a main line

adjective

consisting of or using long fibres of glass or plastic that carry information from one place to another as light signals

noun

the use of long fibres of glass or plastic to carry information from one place to another as light signals

noun

a small mobile phone that closes by folding in the middle to make it easier to carry

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the part of a telephone that you hold next to your ear

noun

a direct telephone line that allows leaders of different governments to speak to each other in an emergency

noun

a system or a piece of electrical equipment that allows people in different parts of a building, aircraft, or ship to speak to each other

noun

a cable (=set of wires) that carries telephone signals under or over the ground, used when comparing this to signals sent using a satellite

noun

a telephone that is not a mobile phone

noun

a telephone connection

noun

an answering machine

adjective

relating to mobile phones

noun

a mobile phone

noun

a small phone that you can carry around with you. The usual American word is cell phone.

noun

a phone that uses the Internet to make connections and carry voice messages

noun

a very thin string made of glass or plastic, used in telephone and computer systems for sending information in the form of light

noun

a telephone line shared by more than one customer

noun

a telephone

noun

the part of a telephone that you speak into

noun

a plastic card used instead of money for paying for a telephone call

noun

the sending of images and photographs from one mobile phone to another

noun

the part of a phone that you pick up in order to hear and speak, especially on an old-fashioned phone

noun

the part of a telephone that makes it ring

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the sound that your mobile phone makes when someone calls you, for example a series of short sounds or a musical tune

noun

a mobile phone that can send voice messages over extremely long distances using connections to communications satellites

noun

pictures, sound, or other information sent by one piece of electronic equipment and received by another one

noun

subscriber identity module card: a small piece of plastic that is inside a mobile phone and contains information about the person who uses the phone

noun

a mobile phone that also works as a small computer, allowing you to store information and write letters and reports

noun

a telephone that allows you to have a conversation with someone without having to hold the phone to your ear

abbreviation

a telephone line that can carry a lot of information at very fast speeds, used for the Internet

abbreviation

a telephone line, used for the Internet, that can carry so much information and at such fast speeds that you can watch films on your computer

noun

electronic equipment used for listening secretly to someone’s telephone conversations

noun

a tall pole that supports telephone wires

noun

a piece of electronic equipment that you use for speaking to someone in a different place. A telephone is often simply called a phone

noun

a telegraph pole

noun

a wire that carries telephone signals

adjective

involving the telephone

noun

a telephone that has buttons with numbers on them that make a sound when you press them

noun

an electronic system that records and stores spoken messages from people

noun

a phone that uses the Internet to make connections and carry voice messages

noun

a long thin piece of metal that carries electricity or telephone signals

noun

a piece of equipment that secretly lets telephone conversations be heard or recorded

noun

an occasion when a wiretap is used

noun