English noun: telephone system | |||
1. | telephone system (artifact) a communication system that transmits sound between distant points | ||
Synonyms | phone system | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communication system | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | MEDLINE | ||
Part holonym | cable, central, exchange, line, patchboard, phone, plugboard, switchboard, telephone, telephone exchange, telephone set, transmission line | ||