telephone

An instrument that converts voice and other sound signals into a form that can be transmitted to remote locations and that receives and reconverts waves into sound signals.

To make or try to make a telephone connection with; place a call to.

To dial (a telephone number).

To transmit (a message, for example) by telephone.

To engage in communication by telephone.

n

An interurban telephone system.

To communicate by telephone.

An instrument or apparatus for the transmission of sound to a distant point.