TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

Synonyms:

central; exchange; telephone exchange

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("telephone exchange" is a kind of...):

work; workplace (a place where work is done)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "telephone exchange"):

centrex ((CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange)

patchboard; plugboard; switchboard (telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords)

Holonyms ("telephone exchange" is a part of...):

phone system; telephone system (a communication system that transmits sound between distant points)