cell phone
cell phone noun: a portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection. Also the alternative form of cellphone.
Noun
cell phone (plural cell phones)
- A portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection.
- Synonyms:
- cell, cellular mobile, cellular, cellular telephone, cellular phone, handphone, mobile, mobile phone, sail foam, wireless phone
Also used as
cell phone is also the alternative form of cellphone.
Synonyms of cell phone
Forms of cell phone
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cell phones |
| alternative form | cellphone |
| alternative form | cell-phone |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cell phones |
| present participle | cell phoning |
| past participle | cell phoned |
| past | cell phoned |
Origin of cell phone
Clipped compound of cellular phone.
Words formed from cell phone
Questions about cell phone
- What does cell phone mean?
- Cell phone means a portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection.
- What part of speech is cell phone?
- Cell phone is a noun.
- What is the plural of cell phone?
- The plural of cell phone is cell phones.
Words near cell phone in the dictionary
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