| number crunching | performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations |
cellular telephone
cellular phone
cellphone
cell mobile phone | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own shortange transmitter
receiver |
| desk phone | a telephone set that sits on a desk or table |
dial telephone
dial phone | a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called |
driver
number one wood | a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee |
earphone
earpiece
headphone
phone | electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds, it is held over or inserted into the ear, it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked |
extension telephone extension
extension phone | an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line |
| number | an item of merchandise offered for sale, she preferred the black nylon number, this sweater is an all-wool number |
| number cruncher | a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second |
pay-phone
pay-station | a coin-operated telephone |
telephone
phone
telephone set | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds, I talked to him on the telephone |
telephone booth
phone booth
call box
telephone box
telephone kiosk | booth for using a telephone |
telephone cord
phone cord | the telephone wire that connects to the handset |
telephone jack
phone jack | a jack for plugging in a telephone |
telephone line
phone line
telephone circuit
subscriber line
line | a telephone connection |
telephone plug
phone plug | a plug for connecting a telephone |
telephone system
phone system | a communication system that transmits sound between distant points |
| number | a clothing measurement, a number shoe |
number
figure | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals, he had a number of chores to do, the number of parameters is small, the figure was about a thousand |
counterpart
opposite number
vis-a-vis | a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another |
pagination
folio page number
paging | the system of numbering pages |
call phone call
telephone call | a telephone connection, she reported several anonymous calls, he placed a phone call to London, he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call |
phone message
telephone message | a message transmitted by telephone |
| number | the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural), in English the subject and the verb must agree in number |
phonebook
phone book
telephone book
telephone directory | a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers |
| number identification number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification, she refused to give them her Social Security number |
bank identification number
BIN
ABA transit number | an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations, the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself |
license number
registration number | the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it |
| Social Security number | the number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
phone number
telephone number
number | the number is used in calling a particular telephone, he has an unlisted number |
phone bill
telephone bill | statement of charges for telephone service |
| random number generator | a routine designed to yield a random number |
issue
number | one of a series published periodically, she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room |
| phone-in | a program in which the audience participates by telephone |
information
info | a message received and understood |
index index number
indicant
indicator | a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts, can reveal relative changes as a function of time |
numeral
number | a symbol used to represent a number, he learned to write the numerals before he went to school |
numeration system
number system
number representation system
system of numeration | any notation for the representation of numbers |
binary numeration system
pure binary numeration system
binary number system
binary system | a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two |
octal numeration system
octal number system | a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight |
decimal numeration system
decimal number system
decimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten |
duodecimal number system
duodecimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal digits and a radix of twelve |
hexadecimal number system
sexadecimal number system
hexadecimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen |
call mark
call number
pressmark | a mark consisting of characters written on a book, used to indicate shelf location |
personal identification number
PIN
PIN number | a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts |
act routine number turn
bit | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program, he did his act three times every evening, she had a catchy little routine, it was one of the best numbers he ever did |
phone
speech sound
sound | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language |
orinasal phone
orinasal | a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels) |
telephone company
telephone service
phone company
phone service
telco | a public utility that provides telephone service |
| number | a select company of people, I hope to become one of their number before I die |