mobile phonenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌməʊ.baɪl ˈfəʊn/us/ˌmoʊ.bəl ˈfoʊn/mainly UK US usually cell phoneA1 a phone that is connected to the phone system by radio instead of by a wire, and can be used anywhere its signals can be received
Examples
- A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.
- Just then, his mobile phone rang.
- His latest toy is a mobile phone.
- They invested heavily in 3G mobile phone networks.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Communications - telephone equipment
- Ansaphone
- answerphone
- brick
- cardphone
- cell
- cell phone
- cradle
- ext
- extension
- GPRS
- hands-free
- handset
- kiosk
- landline
- linesman
- phone card
- speed dial
- telephone
- telephone exchange
- videophone
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Examples from literature
- But sometimes we spend it on things we don’t really need: an expensive pair of shoes, the newest mobile phone, or the biggest TV screen.