iphone
//ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n//
Forms
- Plural
- iphones
Definitions
1.A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.
- His mom bought him an IPhone for his 11th birthday.
- This concept puts the curve back on the iPhone 5 with a silhouette that's reminiscent of a banana phone.
- “This is before everyone had [geographic information system] mapping, before iPads, iPhones, laptops, Google,” he says. “This is doing research way back with a hammer and a chisel.”
2.Any knockoff or similar high-end smartphone; through trademark genericization.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3287
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From i- + phone.
Many Apple products have an i- prefix in their names.