telephony
pronunciation
How to pronounce telephony in British English:
UK [təˈlefəni]
How to pronounce telephony in American English:
US [təˈlɛfəni]
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- Noun:
- transmitting speech at a distance
Word Origin
- telephony (n.)
- 1835, "a system of signaling by musical sounds;" from 1876 as "the art of working a telephone;" see telephone (n.) + -y (4). Related: Telephonist.
Example
- 1. It is actually an armored capsule with ip telephony .
- 2. Mobile telephony and mobile-phone banking are spreading .
- 3. Telephony could give way to telepathy .
- 4. Others see white-space as providing an alternative to mobile telephony .
- 5. In 1910 the federal regulator responsible for rail took on the new service of telephony .