noun
cellphone
CELL-fohn/sˈɛlfoʊn/
A portable telephone that connects through a cellular network.
She uses her cellphone to make a call while walking outside.
Etymology
A cellphone is a cellular phone: its network divides the area served into small regions called cells, each served by transmitters. The name describes the network’s organization.
In context
audience please turn your cellphone's off no buzz no ring no glow please
More examples
- My cellphone needs charging.
- Several cellphones rang during the meeting.
- He left his cellphone at home.
Forms
cellphone · cellphones
Similar words
- mobile phone
- Another common term, especially outside the United States.
- smartphone
- A smartphone is a cellphone with extensive computing features.