phone vs telephone set

telephone set vs phone

phone and telephone set both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, phone and telephone set are synonyms defined as:

phone and telephone set: 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.

phone (noun)	telephone set (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
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

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

Difference between phone and telephone set

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