Definition of Telephones

1. Noun. (plural of telephone) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of telephone) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Telephones

1. telephone [v] - See also: telephone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Telephones

telephone pole
telephone poles
telephone receiver
telephone service
telephone set
telephone system
telephone tag
telephone theory
telephone unit
telephone wire
telephoned
telephoneless
telephonelike
telephoner
telephoners
telephones (current term)
telephonic
telephonically
telephonies
telephoning
telephonist
telephonists
telephony
telephoto
telephoto lens
telephotograph
telephotographer
telephotographers
telephotographic
telephotographic lens

Literary usage of Telephones

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1922)
"Sometimes magneto telephones are called "local-battery telephones." Such a name is not quite correct; while a local battery is always used with magneto ..."

2. Mexico: Its Trade, Industries and Resources by Antonio García Cubas (1893)
"City telephones in the States 95 ... Private telephones in the Country 17 256 000 Mexican Telephone Company 1749 2,333000 Railroad telephones 1 ..."

3. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1910)
"In come cases, several telephones, installed in a building, ... When the number of such private telephones is not greater than 20, it may be preferable to ..."

4. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1910)
"In come cases, several telephones, installed in a building, ... When the number of such private telephones is not greater than 20, it may be preferable to ..."

5. Brutality Unchecked: Human Rights Abuses Along the U. S. Border with Mexico by Human Rights Watch (Organization, Americas Watch Committee (U.S.), Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1992)
"Each dormitory contains one to three telephones, bathrooms, a television, and some tables. ... Due Process Abuses of INS Detainees Access to telephones, ..."

6. The Dangers of Municipal Ownership by Robert Percival Porter (1907)
"Unfavorable outlook for Government telephones in view of failure of Government telegraphs . ... State and Municipal telephones in other European countries . ..."

7. Municipal Franchises: A Description of the Terms and Conditions Upon which by Delos Franklin Wilcox (1910)
"There was a further provision, however, that the company should not be required to pay the 5 per cent gross earnings tax on a number of business telephones ..."

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