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 | ||