voiced sound vs phone

phone vs voiced sound

voiced sound and phone both are nouns.

voiced sound is not a verb while phone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
voiced sound	Yes	No	No	No
phone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, phone is a hypernym of voiced sound; that is, phone is a word with a broader meaning than voiced sound:

voiced sound: a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
phone: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

Other hypernyms of voiced sound include sound, speech sound.

voiced sound (noun)	phone (noun)
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords	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

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

Difference between voiced sound and phone

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