desk phone - a telephone set that sits on a desk or table

dial phone, dial telephone - a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called

electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)

extension phone, telephone extension, extension - an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

French telephone, handset - telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle

mouthpiece - an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks

pay-phone, pay-station - a coin-operated telephone

radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone - a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables

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

telephone receiver, receiver - earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds

phone system, telephone system - a communication system that transmits sound between distant points

phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

phoneme - (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

vowel, vowel sound - a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

glide, semivowel - a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant

consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel

orinasal, orinasal phone - a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)

sonant, voiced sound - a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords

electro-acoustic transducer - a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa

telephone receiver, receiver - earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds

telephony, telephone - transmitting speech at a distance

cell phone - call up by using a cellular phone; "If the train is late, I will cell phone you"

call in - make a phone call; "call in to a radio station"; "call in sick"

telecommunicate - communicate long-distance, as via the telephone or e-mail

call - send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message; "Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling"