Synonyms & related words for telephony

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of telephony. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to telephony

Explore words related to telephony — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include telephone, landline, phone, telecommunications, telephoner, videophone, telephonic, radiotelephone. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does telephony come from?

The word telephony breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: tele-, from Greek tele (“far, distant”); and -phon, from Greek phone (“sound, voice”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.