Thesaurus: phones

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1. n electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds n (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language n electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear v get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone