telephony
English Thesaurus
1. transmitting speech at a distance (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | telecom, telecommunication, |
| definition | : | (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | voice mail, voicemail, |
| definition | : | a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | call forwarding, |
| definition | : | lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | call waiting, |
| definition | : | a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | call, call up, phone, ring, telephone, |
| definition | : | get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (verb.communication) |
| domain member category | : | cell phone, |
| definition | : | call up by using a cellular phone (verb.communication) |
| domain member category | : | call in, |
| definition | : | make a phone call (verb.communication) |
| domain member category | : | dial, |
| definition | : | operate a dial to select a telephone number (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | call, call up, phone, ring, telephone, |
| definition | : | get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | telephonic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to telephony (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | call, call up, phone, ring, telephone, |
| definition | : | get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | telephonic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to telephony (adj.pert) |
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