mobile phone

NOUN

cellular telephone

Synonyms

WEAK

car phone cell phone cell telephone cellular phone digital phone mobile telephone radiotelephone

Example Sentences

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Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality app that tied into Meta’s Quest VR headsets, will disappear in June, but remain an option for mobile phone users.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Abu Raya showed a video on his mobile phone of his wife and daughter when they were out in the road during an alert.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

It operates like a mobile phone mast in space, using a constellation of satellites to communicate with small dishes on the ground that have a built-in WiFi router.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

It contains names, email addresses, home phone numbers, mobile phone numbers and physical addresses of an estimated 10 million people.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Mum, Aunt Gloria and Rashid were standing at the table, staring at Aunt Gloria’s mobile phone.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd