telephone in WordNet English dictionary

1. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
   "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
   call  telephone  call up  phone  ring 
   

1. 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  phone  telephone set 
   
2. transmitting speech at a distance
   telephone  telephony