{
  "id": "phone.electrical",
  "term": "phone",
  "sense": "electrical",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 9,
  "arena": "phone",
  "domain": "communication",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "A device that uses charged electricity and data to send and receive messages.",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "device.tool",
      "electricity.electrical",
      "data.information",
      "charged.electrical",
      "message.information",
      "send.communication",
      "receive.communication",
      "use.application",
      "user.role"
    ],
    "interaction": "When a user uses a device with charged electricity and data, it enables the sending and receiving of messages.",
    "novel_properties": [
      "two-way message transmission",
      "portable communication",
      "energy-dependent functionality"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The iPhone 13 operates using lithium-ion battery power and cellular data to transmit voice and text messages globally.",
      "domain": "engineering"
    },
    {
      "text": "In 2001, Nokia's 3310 sent SMS messages over GSM networks powered by rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries.",
      "domain": "technology"
    },
    {
      "text": "A 2023 Android smartphone in Tokyo used 5G data and mains-charged power to receive emergency earthquake alerts.",
      "domain": "everyday life"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "id": "device.tool",
      "note": "is-a",
      "type": "is-a"
    }
  ],
  "used_by": [
    "fax.communication"
  ],
  "forms": [
    "phone",
    "phoned",
    "phones",
    "phoning"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "reconciled": {
      "by": "openrouter:qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507",
      "date": "2026-07-31",
      "changed": "factual",
      "note": "Definition corrected to remove self-reference and clarify function; original said 'a user use send and receive message' which is grammatically incorrect and definitionally weak. Added constitutive con"
    }
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-phone.electrical"
}