cellular phone

cellular phone
1. a mobile telephone system using 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 large-scale car or portable phone service.
2. See mobile phone.
Also called cell phone, cellular telephone.

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