| cell phone |
a telephone that operates using radio signals and therefore requires no wires. A cell phone can be taken with one anywhere but may not function if it is too far away from a radio transmitter to receive signals. |
| cellular phone |
a telephone that can be taken anywhere and does not use wires. A cellular phone uses radio signals that are sent out from many different points called "cells." A cellular phone gets its signals from whatever cell is closest to it at the moment. A cellular phone is often called a "cell phone." |
| cordless phone |
a telephone that consists of a battery-operated handset that communicates across short distances via radio waves to an electrically-powered unit that must be connected to a telephone line in order to function. |
| pay phone |
a usu. coin-operated public telephone. |
| phone booth |
a small enclosed structure containing a public telephone. |
| phone box |
(chiefly British) a small enclosed structure containing a public telephone; phone booth. |
| phone number |
a short form of telephone number. |