Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cellular phone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: cel-lu-lar -phone
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mobile phone using cellular technology.

noun

A mobile phone using any technology (such as PCS).

Informal

Etymology

From cellular + phone.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cellular phones (plural)

Synonyms

cell phone cellular telephone mobile phone cellphone cell

Questions

What does cellular phone mean?: A mobile phone using cellular technology.
Where does cellular phone come from?: From cellular + phone.

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