telephone

telephone (http://definr.com/telephone)

     n 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" [syn: phone, telephone set]
     2: transmitting speech at a distance [syn: telephony]
     v : 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" [syn: call, {call
         up}, phone, ring]