cellular telephone

English

Noun

cellular telephone (plural cellular telephones)

1. A wireless telecommunication device that enables voice and data transmission through a network composed of geographically distributed radio cells. Each cell is served by a fixed transmitter and receiver, allowing the device to maintain communication while moving between coverage areas.

Synonyms

• cellphone / cell-phone / cell phone
• cellular phone
• mobile telephone / mobile phone / mobile
• wireless phone

Hypernyms

• radiotelephone / radio-telephone / radio telephone
• telecommunication device

Hyponyms

• feature phone
• smartphone

Derived terms

• cell
• cell phone
• cellular
• cellular network
• cellular phone
• cellular service

Descendants

• French: téléphone cellulaire m