extension phone vs telephone

telephone vs extension phone

extension phone and telephone both are nouns.

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

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

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

extension phone: an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
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 extension phone include phone, telephone set.

extension phone (noun)	telephone (noun)
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line	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

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

Difference between extension phone and telephone

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