Plural of telephone

Forms of telephone

Telephones in a sentence

• In electronic telephones, this ringer may be a small electronic warbler rather than a bell.2011, Leif Madsen, Jim Van Meggelen, Russell Bryant, Asterisk: The Definitive Guide, page 598. From the entry warbler
• Unfortunately these included telephonophobia which, as its name suggests, is a fear of telephones.2008 October 1, “Scared of this? You must be lutraphobic”, in The Daily Mail. From the entry telephonophobia
• No ubiquitous telephones, no fax machines or computers burping and tweeping and chirping their electronic chirps.1999, Laura Kalpakian, Steps and Exes: A Novel of Family, Bard, →ISBN, page 103. From the entry tweep
• "I didn't," he said, "so last night I tapped all your telephones.1971 August 6, Frederick Forsyth, “Anatomy of a Kill”, in The Day of the Jackal, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press…. From the entry tap
• That's why telephones are far more important to Presidents than any publication.1971, J. B. Lon Hefferlin, Ellis Laurimore Phillips, Information services for academic administration, Jossey-Bass, page 71. From the entry verbile

Meaning of telephone

1. noun A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to communicate with each other over a distance; now usually a device having a dial or keypad with numerals for entering a number, etc., to connect with a person, and means (such as a sound or vibration) for alerting one to an incoming call or transmission; also, the handset or receiver of such a device.
2. noun A means of communicating information from one person to another or others.
3. noun Now chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a simple communication device which converts sounds (usually speech) into mechanical vibrations along a string, wire, etc.

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• Past tense of telephone
• Telephone in Hindi
• Telephone in Tamil
• Telephone in Marathi
• Telephone in Urdu

Questions about the plural of telephone

What is the plural of telephone?

The plural of telephone is telephones.

Is telephone countable?

Telephone is a countable and uncountable noun.