phone vs telephone

telephone vs phone

phone and telephone both are nouns.

phone and telephone both are verbs.

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

As nouns, phone and telephone are synonyms defined as:

phone and telephone: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

Other synonyms of phone include telephone set.

As verbs, phone and telephone are synonyms defined as:

phone and telephone: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Other synonyms of phone include call, call up, ring.

phone (noun)	telephone (noun)
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear	transmitting speech at a distance
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

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

Difference between phone and telephone

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