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cell phone
[ sel-fohn ]
noun
- a wireless telephone using a system of low-powered radio transmitters, with each transmitter covering a distinct geographical area cell, and computer equipment to switch a call from one area to another, thus enabling broad-scale portable phone service.
- such a wireless telephone that has other functions, as text messaging or internet access.
cell phone
- A portable telephone that uses wireless cellular technology to send and receive phone signals. This technology works by dividing the Earth into small regions called cells. Within each cell the wireless telephone signal goes over its assigned bandwidth to a cell tower, which relays the signal to a telephone switching network, connecting the user to the desired party.
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Example Sentences
So they brought in data on cell phone movement and air travel as a second source of evidence.
It even includes a USB charging port within the vest battery that you can use for your cell phone.
I’ve heard that you have to sign up on a website, but I don’t have a cell phone or computer.
Piezoelectric materials in clothing could charge our cell phones while they sit in our pockets.
One is that they should take advantage of new, potentially rich streams of data from cell phones and other sources, which can provide detailed information about people’s real behaviors.
Joel Osteen wants to talk about muting your cell phone at the dinner table.
Earlier this year, security at major airports was tightened because of a tip that al-Asiri had been working on a cell phone bomb.
At least one of those ubiquitous cell phone cameras began filming.
But a stone-cold death threat to my cell phone — that was a new one.
As it turns out, my cell phone number had been searchable through a GoDaddy domain listing I obtained several years ago.
I woke Jolu up by ringing his cell phone and hanging up after the first ring, three times in a row.
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