cellular telephone

cellular telephone also cellular phone n. A mobile radiotelephone, often in an automobile, that uses 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 mobile telephone.

cellular telephone A call placed from a car is transmitted to a tower, forwarded via cable to a central computer, then to a telephone company, which directs the call to the person on the receiving end.

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cellular telephone - a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver cellphone, cellular phone, mobile phone, cell radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone - a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables