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telephone vs dial phone

dial phone vs telephone

telephone and dial phone both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
telephone Yes No Yes No
dial phone Yes No No No
As nouns, dial phone is a hyponym of telephone; that is, dial phone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than telephone:
  • telephone: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
  • dial phone: a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called
telephone (noun) dial phone (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
transmitting speech at a distance
telephone (verb) dial phone (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Difference between telephone and dial phone

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