Phone — Phone·vi·sion; pho·to·phone; pis·ton·phone; poly·phone; ra·dio·phone; sar·ruso·phone; sax·o·phone; sou·sa·phone; sten·tor·phone; sym·bal·lo·phone; te·leg·ra·phone; ther·mo·phone; vi·bra·phone; wa·ter·phone; xylo·phone; ideo·phone; phone;… … English syllables
phone — [ fɔn ] n. m. • 1949; du gr. phônê « voix, son » ♦ Phys. Unité de mesure (sans dimension) de puissance sonore, correspondant à l intensité en décibels d un son d une fréquence de 1 000 Hz. ● phone nom masculin Unité utilisée dans la mesure de l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
phone up — ˌphone ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they phone up he/she/it phones up present participle phoning up past tense … Useful english dictionary
phone — (n.) 1884, shortening of TELEPHONE (Cf. telephone). The verb is attested from 1889, from the noun. Phone book first recorded 1925; phone booth 1927 … Etymology dictionary
phone-in — phone ins N COUNT A phone in is a programme on radio or television in which people telephone with questions or opinions and their calls are broadcast. [mainly BRIT] She took part in a BBC radio phone in programme. (in AM, usually use call in) … English dictionary
Phone — Phone, n. (Phonetics) a speech sound. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phone — Phone, n. & v. t. Colloq. for {Telephone}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-phone — [fəun US foun] suffix [: Greek; Origin: phonos sounding , from phone; PHON ] 1.) [in nouns] an instrument or machine relating to sound or hearing, especially a musical instrument ▪ earphones (=for listening to a radio etc) ▪ a saxophone 2.) [in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
-phone — element meaning voice, from Gk. phone voice, sound, from PIE root *bha (2) to speak, say, tell (Cf. L. for, fari to speak, fama talk, report; see FAME (Cf. fame) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
-phone — [fōn] [< Gr phōnē, a sound: see PHONO ] combining form forming nouns 1. a device producing or transmitting sound [saxophone, megaphone] 2. a telephone [interphone] … English World dictionary
