telephone vs phone

phone vs telephone

telephone and phone both are nouns.

telephone and phone both are verbs.

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

As nouns, telephone and phone are synonyms defined as:

telephone and phone: 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 telephone include telephone set.

As verbs, telephone and phone are synonyms defined as:

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

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

telephone (noun)	phone (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
transmitting speech at a distance	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

telephone (verb)	phone (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 telephone and phone

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