telephone set vs phone

phone vs telephone set

telephone set and phone both are nouns.

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

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

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

telephone set 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 set include telephone.

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

Difference between telephone set and phone

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