cellular phone

cellular phone


cellular telephone also cellular phone  

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.
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