smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn 
variants
or less commonly smart phone
plural smartphones also smart phones
: a cell phone that includes additional software functions (such as email or an Internet browser)
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The app also has a way to capture the picture while preventing the glare that often happens when taking a picture of a photograph on a smartphone.
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Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Towels and water bottles were allowed; smartphones were left behind.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
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Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Towels and water bottles were allowed; smartphones were left behind.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for smartphone
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“Smartphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smartphone. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn
: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as email or an Internet browser)
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