cell phone


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

cell phone

or cell·phone (sĕl′fōn′)
n.
A portable telephone that sends and receives radio signals through a network of short-range transmitters located in overlapping cells throughout a region, with a central station making connections to regular telephone lines. Also called cellular telephone, mobile phone.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

cell′ phone`

or cell′phone`,


n.
[1980–85]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.cell phone - call up by using a cellular phone; "If the train is late, I will cell phone you"
telephony, telephone - transmitting speech at a distance
phone, telephone, call up, call, ring - get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
mobilní telefon
mobiltelefon
poŝtelefono
تلفن همراه
matkapuhelinkännykkä
mobilni telefonmobitel
mobiltelefon
farsímigemsiGSM-sími
携帯電話セルフォンセルホーン携帯
휴대폰
mobiltelefonnallemobil
โทรศัพท์มือถือ
điện thoại di động

cell phone

هَاتِفٌ جَوَال mobilní telefon mobiltelefon Mobiltelefon κινητό τηλέφωνο teléfono móvil matkapuhelin téléphone portable mobilni telefon telefono cellulare 携帯電話 휴대폰 mobiele telefoon mobiltelefon telefon komórkowy telefone celular, telemóvel мобильный телефон mobiltelefon โทรศัพท์มือถือ cep telefonu điện thoại di động 移动电话
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
References in periodicals archive ?
Last February 16th, I wrote in this column an article titled "Cell phone radiation is dangerous." On this subject, I received the following e-mail from Angeli Agatha one of the readers of this column:
According to the FIRs registered at different police stations, three armed men intercepted Munawar in Baghbanpura and snatched Rs40 thousands, a gold locket set and a cell phone while in Kamoki Saddr police station limits, bandits looted Rs100 thousands, gold ornaments and two cell phones from Iqbal.
Depending how much time and effort you put into those situations, you may have a problem with excessive cell phone use.
In cases where employers, for substantial non-compensatory business reasons, require employees to maintain and use their personal cell phones for business purposes and reimburse the employees for the business use of their personal cell phones, examiners should analyze reimbursements of employees' cell phone expenses in a manner that is similar to the approach described in Notice 2011-72.
Parliament on Friday adopted a motion requesting government to pass a law 'compelling cell phone dealers to sell cell phones with software that allows the phone to be disabled and rendered useless when stolen'.
Under the plan, cell phone users in the country need to register their devices with the country's telecommunications user database.
The CDHP released tips this week on how to reduce their exposure to to the radio frequency energy emitted from cell phones. Cell phones release radio frequency energy when sending and receiving signals to and from cell phone towers. 
Another way may possibly be through exposure to radiation energy coming from a cell phone placed near the breast.
Ehtesham Hussain, a resident of Sadiqabad, lodged a complaint with the local police that he was at his residence when three armed robbers stormed into his house and made off with Rs78,000 in cash, a cell phone and other valuables worth Rso.01 million.
Independence, OH, July 22, 2016 --(PR.com)-- CPR Cell Phone Repair, the largest and fastest growing retail mobile device repair franchise network in North America, is pleased to announce the opening of two new corporate owned stores.
This particular rumor surfaces frequently, but the majority of studies that have looked for a link between health problems and cell phone use (especially brain tumors) have found no association between the two.
(13) Part III analyzes the different classifications of a cell phone with respect to warrantless searches and seizures and argues that a cell phone is not similar to traditional containers such as wallets or purses.