wire telephone

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• telephone cord — noun the telephone wire that connects to the handset • Syn: ↑phone cord • Hypernyms: ↑telephone wire, ↑telephone line, ↑telegraph wire, ↑telegraph line …   Useful english dictionary

• wire communication — communication system that is broadcast over a wire, telephone line …   English contemporary dictionary

• Telephone — Tel e*phone, n. [Gr. ? far off + ? sound.] (Physics) An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance. [1913 Webster] Note: The ordinary telephone consists essentially of a device by which currents of electricity …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wire´tap´per — wire|tap «WYR TAP», verb, tapped, tap|ping, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to record or obtain by wiretapping: »to wiretap a conversation. 2. to attach an electronic device to (a telephone, telegraph, or their wires) to listen secretly to private… …   Useful english dictionary

• wire|tap — «WYR TAP», verb, tapped, tap|ping, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to record or obtain by wiretapping: »to wiretap a conversation. 2. to attach an electronic device to (a telephone, telegraph, or their wires) to listen secretly to private conversations …   Useful english dictionary

• telephone wire — telephone ,wire noun count a wire that carries telephone signals …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Wire (disambiguation) — Wire(s) or Wired may refer to: * Wire, a strand of drawn metal used especially in electrical conductors * Wire transfer, for transferring money * The Wire , an HBO TV series * Wire TV, a defunct UK cable television channel * Wire (band), a… …   Wikipedia

• wire — [wīr] n. [ME < OE wir, akin to LowG wīr < IE * weir < base * wei , to bend, turn > WITHE, Gr iris, rainbow, L vitis, vine] 1. metal that has been drawn into a very long, thin thread or rod, usually circular in cross section 2. a… …   English World dictionary

• wire — [waɪə ǁ waɪr] verb [transitive] 1. to send money electronically from one bank to another: • Prosecutors said Burks moved $45,000 to his girlfriend and wired $13,300 to a bank account in Florida. 2. also wire something up to connect something to a …   Financial and business terms

• telephone — ► NOUN 1) a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals. 2) an instrument used as part of such a system, typically including a handset with a transmitting microphone… …   English terms dictionary

• wire|man — «WYR muhn», noun, plural men. 1. a man who puts electric wires in place and maintains them, as for a telegraph, telephone, electric lighting, or electric power system; lineman. 2. Obsolete. a man who makes or works in wire …   Useful english dictionary