dial phone vs telephone

telephone vs dial phone

dial phone and telephone both are nouns.

dial phone is not a verb while telephone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dial phone	Yes	No	No	No
telephone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, telephone is a hypernym of dial phone; that is, telephone is a word with a broader meaning than dial phone:

dial phone: a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called
telephone: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

Other hypernyms of dial phone include phone, telephone set.

dial phone (noun)	telephone (noun)
a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
	transmitting speech at a distance

dial phone (verb)	telephone (verb)
	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Difference between dial phone and telephone

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