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telephone receiver

Other forms: telephone receivers

Definitions of telephone receiver
  1. noun
    earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
    synonyms: receiver
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    types:
    headset
    receiver consisting of a pair of headphones
    type of:
    earphone, earpiece, headphone, phone
    electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
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