| any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cellular phone or PCS phone. |
cellular telephone also cellular phone  (click for larger image in new window) n. A mobile radiotelephone, often in an automobile, that uses a network of short-range transmitters located in overlapping cells throughout a region, with a central station making connections to regular telephone lines. Also called mobile telephone. |
mo·bile telephone  (mō'bəl, -bēl', -bīl')  n. See cellular telephone. |