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TELEPHONE SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A communication system that transmits sound between distant points
Synonyms:
phone system; telephone system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("telephone system" is a kind of...):
communication system (a system for communicating)
Meronyms (parts of "telephone system"):
cable; line; transmission line (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)
central; exchange; telephone exchange (a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication)
patchboard; plugboard; switchboard (telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords)
phone; telephone; telephone set (electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "telephone system"):
MEDLINE (the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS)
