telephone order | receiving orders via telephone |
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 |
central telephone exchange exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication |
dial telephone dial | a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called |
dial telephone dial phone | a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called |
extension telephone extension extension phone | an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line |
handset French telephone | telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle |
radiotelephone radiophone wireless telephone | a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables |
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 bell | electric bell that rings to signal a call |
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 pole telegraph pole telegraph post | tall pole supporting telephone wires |
telephone receiver receiver | earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds |
telephone system phone system | a communication system that transmits sound between distant points |
telephone wire telephone line telegraph wire telegraph line | the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals |
visual display unit VDU | (British) British term for video display |
appearance visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
visual property | an attribute of vision |
visual range | distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye |
visual system | the sensory system for vision |
visual cell | one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light |
visual area visual cortex | the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus |
striate cortex striate area first visual area area of Brodmann Brodmann's are | the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision |
sight vision visual sense visual modality | the ability to see, the visual faculty |
acuity visual acuity sharp-sightedness | sharpness of vision, the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) |
visual perception beholding seeing | perception by means of the eyes |
visual space | the visual perception of space |
vision visual sensation | the perceptual experience of seeing, the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision, he had a visual sensation of intense light |
visual percept visual image | a percept that arises from the eyes, an image in the visual system |
visual field field of vision field of regard | all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment |
visual image visualization visualisation | a mental image that is similar to a visual perception |
telephone telephony | transmitting speech at a distance |
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 |
radiotelephone radiotelephony wireless telephone | telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire |
phonebook phone book telephone book telephone directory | a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers |
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 |
sight gag visual joke | a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) |
visual communication | communication that relies on vision |
visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication |
telephone conversation | a conversation over the telephone |
telephone interview | an interview conducted over the telephone |
telephone company telephone service phone company phone service telco | a public utility that provides telephone service |
telephone operator telephonist switchboard operator | someone who helps callers get the person they are calling |
telephone unit | a unit of measurement for telephone use |