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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mobile phone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
mo-bile -phone
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portable telephone (for example, one installed in a car) that connects with the telephone network, typically by means of radio transmissions.

Dated

noun

A portable (handheld) telephone that connects with the cellular telephone network.

Etymology

From mobile + phone.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mobile phones (plural)

Synonyms

mobile telephone portable phone portable telephone radio telephone radio-telephone radiotelephone cell cell phone cellular cellular mobile cellular phone cellular telephone

Questions

What does mobile phone mean?
A portable telephone (for example, one installed in a car) that connects with the telephone network, typically by means of radio transmissions.
Where does mobile phone come from?
From mobile + phone.

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