Telephone

tel′e-fōn, n. an instrument for reproducing sound at a distance over a conducting wire or cord, esp. by means of electricity.— v.t. and v.i. to communicate by telephone.— n. Tel′ephōner , one who uses a telephone.— adj. Telephon′ic .— adv. Telephon′ically .— ns. Tel′ephōnist , one who uses the telephone, one skilled in its use; Telephō′nograph , an apparatus for recording a telephone me age.— adj. Tele phonograph′ic .— n. Tel′ephony , the art of telephoning. [Gr. tēle , far, phōnē , a sound.]