cell phone
or cell·phone
a wireless telephone using a system of low-powered radio transmitters, with each transmitter covering a distinct geographical area (cell ), and computer equipment to switch a call from one area to another, thus enabling broad-scale portable phone service.
such a wireless telephone that has other functions, as text messaging or internet access.
Origin of cell phone
1- Also called cel·lu·lar phone [sel-yuh-ler fohn], /ˈsɛl yə lər ˈfoʊn/, cel·lu·lar tel·e·phone [sel-yuh-ler tel-uh-fohn] /ˈsɛl yə lər ˈtɛl əˌfoʊn/ .
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How to use cell phone in a sentence
“I've had the same cellphone number for 15 years, so occasionally I do get calls from these militants,” he said.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the moment when the remaining gunmen were distracted by a cellphone call, the five survivors bolted into the darkness.
He had reached her on her cellphone, and she had told him she was just late to class.
He subsequently told her that the cellphone used to film the scene had been lost in battle.
SURUÇ, Turkey—He gazes at the photograph of his daughter Evan on his cellphone as he offers to let me look.
Kobani Still Stands Against ISIS and All Odds. But for How Long? | Jamie Dettmer | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for cellphone
/ (ˈsɛlˌfəʊn) /
a portable telephone operated by cellular radio: In full: cellular telephone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for cell phone
A portable telephone that uses wireless cellular technology to send and receive phone signals. This technology works by dividing the Earth into small regions called cells. Within each cell the wireless telephone signal goes over its assigned bandwidth to a cell tower, which relays the signal to a telephone switching network, connecting the user to the desired party.
Notes for cell phone
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