cellular telephone — noun a hand held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short range transmitter/receiver • Syn: ↑cellular phone, ↑cellphone, ↑cell, ↑mobile phone • Derivationally related forms: ↑cell phone (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cellular telephone — /sɛljələ ˈtɛləfoʊn/ (say selyuhluh teluhfohn) noun a type of telephone, usually portable or for use in a motor vehicle, which relies on a cellular radio system. Also, cellular phone, cell phone …
cellular telephone — A mobile radio system that consists of hexagonal geographic areas with groups of frequencies allocated to each cell. Seven cells comprise a block, and no adjacent cell uses the same set of frequencies; however the frequency allocation pattern… … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
cellular telephone — A portable, wireless telephone which was first introduced in 1983 in the US. Currently it is used both as a car phone and a personal phone. Commonly called cell phone … Dictionary of automotive terms
cellular telephone — mobile phone, wireless phone … English contemporary dictionary
Cellular One — is the trademarked brand name used by several cellular service providers in the United States and Bermuda; the brand was recently sold to Trilogy Partners by AT T, after AT T completed the acquisition of Dobson Communications. Cellular One was… … Wikipedia
cellular phone — cellular phones N COUNT A cellular phone or cellular telephone is a type of telephone which does not need wires to connect it to a telephone system. Syn: cellphone … English dictionary
cellular — cel‧lu‧lar [ˈseljlə ǁ ər] adjective [only before a noun] TELECOMMUNICATIONS a cellular telephone system uses short range radio signals so that users can carry telephones around with them: • Since 1989, the number ofcellular phones in use in the… … Financial and business terms
cellular phone — n. a kind of mobile radio telephone used in a communications system that has its service area divided into small cells, each having a separate low power transmitter and receiver combination: also cellular telephone … English World dictionary
Cellular network — Top of a cellular radio tower A cellular network is a radio network distributed over land areas called cells, each served by at least one fixed location transceiver known as a cell site or base station. When joined together these cells provide… … Wikipedia
Telephone desk — The telephone desk is the smallest kind of fixed desk. Its traditional role is to provide a working surface barely large enough to write notes while speaking on the telephone, and in some cases to support the telephone or hold telephone books. In … Wikipedia