cell phonen.

Brit.

/ˈsɛl fəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈsɛl ˌfoʊn/

Forms: 1900s– cell phone, 1900s– cellphone.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cellular adj., phone n.²

Etymology: < cell- (in cellular adj.) + phone n.² Compare Cellnet n. and later cell n.³

Chiefly North American.

A portable wireless telephone that transmits and receives signals via a cellular (cellular adj. 6) network; a mobile phone; esp. (in later use) a smartphone. Cf. cell n.³ 1.Recorded earliest in attributive use.

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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone > types of

microtelephone1879

field telephone1880

telephone extension1881

pay telephone1886

home telephone1893

substation1897

extension1906

railophone1911

dial phone1917

payphone1919

dial telephone1921

autophone1922

mobile telephone1930

viewphone1932

videophone1944

mobile phone1945

car phone1946

video telephone1947

speaker-phone1955

picture telephone1956

princess phone1959

touchtone telephone1961

touch-tone1962

touchtone phone1963

picture phone1964

Trimphone1965

princess telephone1966

vision-telephone1966

visiophone1971

princess1973

warbler1973

landline1977

cardphone1978

feature phone1979

smartphone1980

mobile1982

cell phone1983

Vodafone1984

cellular1985

mobile device1989

brick1990

satphone1991

celly1992

burner phone1996

keitai1998

burner2002

1983 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Sept. c8/1 (heading) Cell phone firm picked.

1984 Cellular Business Nov. 24/2 The Cellphone is available now with a suggested price of $1,995.

2001 J. Sinclair Radio Signal Finding x. 323 Do not be tempted to think that you can get well away from the flight deck and use a handheld cellphone.

2006 24 Hours (Toronto) 9 Jan. 8/5 Registering your opinion will be as easy as picking up your cellphone and sending your answer by text message.

2016 R. J. Semiatin Campaigns on Cutting Edge (ed. 3) viii. 117 More than half of Americans use their cell phones to go online for information.

Compounds

C1.

a. General attributive, in cell phone bill, cell phone reception, cell phone service, etc.

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1983 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Sept. c8/1 (heading) Cell phone firm picked.

1989 Guardian 19 Aug. 8/8 Current cell-phone conversations are also fairly easily overhead.

1991 Economist 13 Apr. 84/2 Japan's first digital cell-phone service will be introduced by NTT in late 1992.

1999 Pop. Sci. Sept. 10/1 In 1987, the average local monthly cell-phone bill was nearly $100. Now, it is $40.

2004 New Castle (Pa.) News 2 Mar. 7/2 There are still places in western Pennsylvania where the cell phone reception is spotty.

2014 L. Scrivener Becoming Insomniac 4 Another study links insomnia to immoderate cell phone use.

cell phone call n.

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1988 Guardian 12 May 9/1 (advt.) A transmitter..connects the cellphone calls made in its area to a digital exchange.

2015 ‘L. Child’ Make Me xxviii. 174 She called his cell, but he didn't answer... What are the possible reasons for not answering a cell phone call?

cell phone company n.

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1985 Farmington (New Mexico) Daily Times 30 Dec. a4/5 Cell phone companies claim this [cellular] system virtually eliminates problems, such as static or loss of contact, which can occur with conventional radiotelephones.

2014 B. Schneier Carry On iv. 181 Welcome to a world..where your cell phone company knows exactly where you are all the time.

cell phone number n.

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1988 Re: Another Cellular Phone Question in comp.dcom.telecom (Usenet newsgroup) 12 Oct. Let's assume I live in baltimore maryland and my cell phone number is 301 555-1234.

2014 H. Lin Killer Christmas ix. 67 Can I take down your cell phone number in case I need to reach you?

C2. Objective.

cell phone user n.

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1987 Guardian 11 May 23/7 Cellphone users make more calls than they receive.

2013 N.Y. Mag. 4 Nov. 12/2 The belief that your phone is vibrating or ringing when it's not affects as many as seven in ten cell-phone users.

C3.

cell phone charger n. a device for recharging the battery of a cell phone, esp. one consisting of a cable connected to an adaptor which plugs into an electrical socket.

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1987 Guardian 6 Dec. 30/5 City types..who..live in hermetically sealed apartments with jacuzzis, cellphone chargers and walk-in wardrobes.

1998 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 29 June 54/1 Increased efficiency of traditional appliances will be offset by growth in new uses such as computers, fax machines, copiers, scanners, and cell phone chargers.

2015 E. B. Weissman Nerd Camp 2.0 vii. 39 ‘Ah!’ he said, spotting his cell-phone charger sticking out of the wall. He unplugged it and added it to the backpack.

cell phone network n. (a company operating) a cellular (cellular adj. 6) network for cell phones.

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1987 Financial Times 10 Mar. 15/4 Our booming but stretched Cellnet and Vodafone cell phone networks.

1999 Finance Week (Johannesburg) 21 May 34/2 It will allow the three domestic cellphone networks to enter into roaming agreements.

2011 Vanity Fair Sept. 195/3 Officials..laid out the advantages of being able to install an entire new cell-phone network.

cell phone tower n. a tower or mast by which cell phone signals are transmitted and received.Cf. mobile phone mast n. at mobile phone n. Compounds 3.

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1991 Re: Are Cellular Towers Good Neighbors? in comp.dcom.telecom (Usenet newsgroup) 1 Sept. Although exposure to high doses of microwave radiation is potentially dangerous, the dose of a cell phone tower should be negligible.

2000 Pop. Sci. Oct. 37/3 Building new cellphone towers isn't the answer—demand for airtime is increasing too fast.

2012 Toronto Star (Nexis) 20 Mar. a6 The telecommunications company is erecting..cellphone towers designed to look like trees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cell phone
释义	cell phonen. Brit. /ˈsɛl fəʊn/, U.S. /ˈsɛl ˌfoʊn/ Forms: 1900s– cell phone, 1900s– cellphone. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cellular adj., phone n.² Etymology: < cell- (in cellular adj.) + phone n.² Compare Cellnet n. and later cell n.³ Chiefly North American. A portable wireless telephone that transmits and receives signals via a cellular (cellular adj. 6) network; a mobile phone; esp. (in later use) a smartphone. Cf. cell n.³ 1.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone > types of microtelephone1879 field telephone1880 telephone extension1881 pay telephone1886 home telephone1893 substation1897 extension1906 railophone1911 dial phone1917 payphone1919 dial telephone1921 autophone1922 mobile telephone1930 viewphone1932 videophone1944 mobile phone1945 car phone1946 video telephone1947 speaker-phone1955 picture telephone1956 princess phone1959 touchtone telephone1961 touch-tone1962 touchtone phone1963 picture phone1964 Trimphone1965 princess telephone1966 vision-telephone1966 visiophone1971 princess1973 warbler1973 landline1977 cardphone1978 feature phone1979 smartphone1980 mobile1982 cell phone1983 Vodafone1984 cellular1985 mobile device1989 brick1990 satphone1991 celly1992 burner phone1996 keitai1998 burner2002 1983 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Sept. c8/1 (heading) Cell phone firm picked. 1984 Cellular Business Nov. 24/2 The Cellphone is available now with a suggested price of $1,995. 2001 J. Sinclair Radio Signal Finding x. 323 Do not be tempted to think that you can get well away from the flight deck and use a handheld cellphone. 2006 24 Hours (Toronto) 9 Jan. 8/5 Registering your opinion will be as easy as picking up your cellphone and sending your answer by text message. 2016 R. J. Semiatin Campaigns on Cutting Edge (ed. 3) viii. 117 More than half of Americans use their cell phones to go online for information. Compounds C1. a. General attributive, in cell phone bill, cell phone reception, cell phone service, etc. ΚΠ 1983 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Sept. c8/1 (heading) Cell phone firm picked. 1989 Guardian 19 Aug. 8/8 Current cell-phone conversations are also fairly easily overhead. 1991 Economist 13 Apr. 84/2 Japan's first digital cell-phone service will be introduced by NTT in late 1992. 1999 Pop. Sci. Sept. 10/1 In 1987, the average local monthly cell-phone bill was nearly $100. Now, it is $40. 2004 New Castle (Pa.) News 2 Mar. 7/2 There are still places in western Pennsylvania where the cell phone reception is spotty. 2014 L. Scrivener Becoming Insomniac 4 Another study links insomnia to immoderate cell phone use. b. cell phone call n. ΚΠ 1988 Guardian 12 May 9/1 (advt.) A transmitter..connects the cellphone calls made in its area to a digital exchange. 2015 ‘L. Child’ Make Me xxviii. 174 She called his cell, but he didn't answer... What are the possible reasons for not answering a cell phone call? cell phone company n. ΚΠ 1985 Farmington (New Mexico) Daily Times 30 Dec. a4/5 Cell phone companies claim this [cellular] system virtually eliminates problems, such as static or loss of contact, which can occur with conventional radiotelephones. 2014 B. Schneier Carry On iv. 181 Welcome to a world..where your cell phone company knows exactly where you are all the time. cell phone number n. ΚΠ 1988 Re: Another Cellular Phone Question in comp.dcom.telecom (Usenet newsgroup) 12 Oct. Let's assume I live in baltimore maryland and my cell phone number is 301 555-1234. 2014 H. Lin Killer Christmas ix. 67 Can I take down your cell phone number in case I need to reach you? C2. Objective. cell phone user n. ΚΠ 1987 Guardian 11 May 23/7 Cellphone users make more calls than they receive. 2013 N.Y. Mag. 4 Nov. 12/2 The belief that your phone is vibrating or ringing when it's not affects as many as seven in ten cell-phone users. C3. cell phone charger n. a device for recharging the battery of a cell phone, esp. one consisting of a cable connected to an adaptor which plugs into an electrical socket. ΚΠ 1987 Guardian 6 Dec. 30/5 City types..who..live in hermetically sealed apartments with jacuzzis, cellphone chargers and walk-in wardrobes. 1998 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 29 June 54/1 Increased efficiency of traditional appliances will be offset by growth in new uses such as computers, fax machines, copiers, scanners, and cell phone chargers. 2015 E. B. Weissman Nerd Camp 2.0 vii. 39 ‘Ah!’ he said, spotting his cell-phone charger sticking out of the wall. He unplugged it and added it to the backpack. cell phone network n. (a company operating) a cellular (cellular adj. 6) network for cell phones. ΚΠ 1987 Financial Times 10 Mar. 15/4 Our booming but stretched Cellnet and Vodafone cell phone networks. 1999 Finance Week (Johannesburg) 21 May 34/2 It will allow the three domestic cellphone networks to enter into roaming agreements. 2011 Vanity Fair Sept. 195/3 Officials..laid out the advantages of being able to install an entire new cell-phone network. cell phone tower n. a tower or mast by which cell phone signals are transmitted and received.Cf. mobile phone mast n. at mobile phone n. Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1991 Re: Are Cellular Towers Good Neighbors? in comp.dcom.telecom (Usenet newsgroup) 1 Sept. Although exposure to high doses of microwave radiation is potentially dangerous, the dose of a cell phone tower should be negligible. 2000 Pop. Sci. Oct. 37/3 Building new cellphone towers isn't the answer—demand for airtime is increasing too fast. 2012 Toronto Star (Nexis) 20 Mar. a6 The telecommunications company is erecting..cellphone towers designed to look like trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1983
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