n.
1.electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
2.(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
3.electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds phone v.
1.get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Idiom of the Day
at sea
to be on the sea, to be away on a voyage on the ocean
My grandfather was at sea for several months when he was a young man.