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cellular telephone
also cellular phone
noun 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.
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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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