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Definition of Telephony
1. Noun. Transmitting speech at a distance.
Generic synonyms: Telecom, Telecommunication
Specialized synonyms: Voice Mail, Voicemail, Call, Phone Call, Telephone Call, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting
Examples of category: Call, Call Up, Phone, Ring, Telephone, Cell Phone, Call In, Dial, Hang On, Hold On, Hold The Line
Derivative terms: Telephone, Telephonic, Telephonist
Definition of Telephony
1. n. The art or process of reproducing sounds at a distance, as with the telephone.
Definition of Telephony
1. Noun. The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum. ¹
2. Noun. The study and application of telephone technology. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Telephony
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Telephony
Literary usage of Telephony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Abbott, AV, 'telephony: Manual of the Design, Construction and Operation of
Telephone Exchanges' (New York 1903-05) ; Atkins, ..."
2. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1915)
"telephony—March 6, 1915. No. 59258. Telegraphy The Story of the Telegraph.
WH Spain. ... 57210 D. telephony Applications of Theory to telephony. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"For reasons that will become obvious it may not be amiss to refer here to the
Van Ryssel- berghe system of Simultaneous Telegraphy and telephony which for ..."
4. Principles of Radio Communication by John Harold Morecroft, A. Pinto, Walter Andrew Curry (1921)
"The above does not, however, mean that these two systems of telephony are antagonistic;
... The two elements necessary for radio-telephony are, of course, ..."
5. Principles of Radio Communication by John Harold Morecroft, A. Pinto, Walter Andrew Curry (1921)
"The above does not, however, mean that these two systems of telephony are antagonistic;
... The two elements necessary for radio-telephony are, of course, ..."
6. Principles of Radio Communication by John Harold Morecroft, A. Pinto, Walter Andrew Curry (1921)
"The above does not, however, mean that these two systems of telephony are antagonistic;
... The two elements necessary for radio-telephony are, of course, ..."
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