WordCmp.com

phone vs dial telephone

dial telephone vs phone

phone and dial telephone both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phone Yes No Yes No
dial telephone Yes No No No
As nouns, dial telephone is a hyponym of phone; that is, dial telephone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phone:
  • phone: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
  • dial telephone: a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called
Other hyponyms of phone include desk phone, dial phone, extension, extension phone, telephone extension, French telephone, handset, pay-phone, pay-station, radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone, speakerphone.
phone (noun) dial telephone (noun)
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
phone (verb) dial telephone (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Difference between phone and dial telephone

Words related to "phone"

Words related to "dial telephone"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.