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MOBILE PHONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
Synonyms:
cell; cellphone; cellular phone; cellular telephone; mobile phone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mobile phone" is a kind of...):
radiophone; radiotelephone; wireless telephone (a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables)
Context examples:
In this particular study, they developed and tested a complete system for performing chemical analysis techniques in situ, consisting of electronic circuitry and electrodes with chemical sensors to measure the compound in question, coupled to a mobile phone.
(Scientists design platform to conduct chemical analysis using a smartphone, University of Granada)
The study found that cumulative RF-EMF brain exposure from mobile phone use over one year may have a negative effect on the development of figural memory performance in adolescents, confirming prior results published in 2015.
(Cell Phone Radiation Harmful for Memory, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Another emitter of electromagnetic waves: mobile phone antennae they emit less waves than mobile phones but the emissions are constant.
(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)
