entryphone

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noun

An intercom telephone for conversing across a gated entrance.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

entryphone1

nounentryphone (plural entryphones)

plural entryphones

Entryphone2

noun
  1. An intercom system fitted at the entrance to a building, especially a block of flats, by which visitors can identify themselves to specific occupants before being admitted to the building.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn intercom telephone for conversing across a gated entrance.

Origin

Entryphone · noun

Entry + phone. A trademark, held by The Entryphone Company Limited.

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Translations

Finnish ovipuhelin
  • ovipuhelinan electronic communication system — see also intercom
French interphone
  • interphonean electronic communication system — see also intercom
German Gegensprechanlage, Türsprechanlage
  • Gegensprechanlagean electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Türsprechanlagean electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Türsprecheran electronic communication system — see also intercom
  • Sprechanlagean electronic communication system — see also intercom
Hungarian kaputelefon
  • kaputelefonan electronic communication system — see also intercom
Polish domofon
  • domofonan electronic communication system — see also intercom
Portuguese interfone
  • interfonean electronic communication system — see also intercom
Russian домофо́н
  • домофо́н (domofón)an electronic communication system — see also intercom
Spanish telefonillo
  • telefonilloan electronic communication system — see also intercom
Turkish diyafon
  • diyafonan electronic communication system — see also intercom
Ukrainian домофо́н
  • домофо́н (domofón)an electronic communication system — see also intercom
Cite this entry
APA

entryphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entryphone

MLA

“entryphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entryphone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entryphone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entryphone.

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