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telephone vs speakerphone

speakerphone vs telephone

telephone and speakerphone both are nouns.

telephone is a verb but speakerphone is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
telephone Yes No Yes No
speakerphone Yes No No No
As nouns, speakerphone is a hyponym of telephone; that is, speakerphone 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
  • speakerphone: a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time
Other hyponyms of telephone include desk phone, dial phone, dial telephone, extension, extension phone, telephone extension, French telephone, handset, pay-phone, pay-station, radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone.
telephone (noun) speakerphone (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 microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time
transmitting speech at a distance
telephone (verb) speakerphone (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
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