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cell phoneenUS
cell phone or cell·phone (sĕl′fōn′)n. A portable telephone that sends and receives radio signals through a network of short-range transmitters located in overlapping cells throughout a region, with a central station making connections to regular telephone lines. Also called cellular telephone, mobile phone.cell′ phone` or cell′phone`,
n. cellular phone. [1980–85] Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | cell phone - call up by using a cellular phone; "If the train is late, I will cell phone you"telephony, telephone - transmitting speech at a distancephone, telephone, call up, call, ring - get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeemobile phonecell phoneenUS
cell phone Cellular telephone A portable device that sends and receives analog or digital telecommunication signals; CP use while driving carries a 4.3-fold ↑ risk of MVAs; use of CPs while driving is prohibited by law in New Yorkcell phone, cellular phoneA portable telephone, used, for example, in ambulance-to-hospital communications and in 12-lead electrocardiogram transmission in some emergency medical systems. Although many people speculate that cellular phone use may increase the risk of brain cancers (e.g., gliomas or meningiomas), no correlation between moderate usage and cancer has been definitively identified. See also: phonecell phoneenUS
Words related to cell phoneverb call up by using a cellular phoneRelated Words- telephony
- telephone
- phone
- call up
- call
- ring
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