radiotelephone

English Thesaurus

1. a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	phone, telephone, telephone set,
definition	:	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	cell, cellphone, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone,
definition	:	a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver (noun.artifact)

2. telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	wireless,
definition	:	transmission by radio waves (noun.communication)

3. a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	radiophonic, radiotelephonic, radiophonic, radiotelephonic,
definition	:	relating to or by means of radiotelephony (adj.pert)

derivation	:	radiophonic, radiotelephonic, radiophonic, radiotelephonic,
definition	:	relating to or by means of radiotelephony (adj.pert)