9 Letters
5 Consonants
4 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use telephone as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Telephone
A 3 syllables noun and 9 letters with the letters e, h, l, n, o, p, and t, 5 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter p. Telephone starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters t, te, tel, tele, telep, and the ending characters are e, ne, one, hone, phone, ..
Definition
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"
Origin/Roots
French
Pig Latin
Telephone in Pig Latin is said as "elephonetay or elephonetway".
Unigram
t | e | l | e | p | h | o | n | e
Bigram
te | el | le | ep | ph | ho | on | ne
Trigram
tel | ele | lep | eph | pho | hon | one
Quadrigram
tele | elep | leph | epho | phon | hone
Word Gram
Noun Examples
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"
transmitting speech at a distance
Verb Examples
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone;
"I tried to call you all night";
"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Telephone"

There are 59 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to telephone.

SynonymDefinition
Bandsomething elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs
Blowerlarge aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales
dolphins
porpoises
narwhals
Buzza confusion of activity and gossip
"the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued"
Callthe option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
Call Box
Call Option
Call Up
Carbon Telephone
Cetaceanlarge aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales
dolphins
porpoises
narwhals
Cetacean Mammal

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from telephone.

Anagram Definition
Telephoneelectronic 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"

View English words with the unique letters used in telephone. Words With The Letters Ehlnopt

Derives

Telephone derives from 5 words.

Word Definition
Callthe option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
Call Up
Phoneelectro-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"
Ringa strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
Telephoneelectronic 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"

Hypernyms

Telephone has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Electronic Equipment

Hyponyms

There are 14 hyponyms for telephone

Word Definition
Desk Phone
Dial Phone
Dial Telephone
Extensionact of expanding in scope;
making more widely available;
"extension of the program to all in need"
Extension Phone
French Telephone
Handsettelephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
Pay Phone
Pay Station
Radiophonea telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables

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Part Meronyms

There are 2 part meronyms for the word telephone

Word Definition
Telephone Systemn/a





     

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