Meaning of phonelike | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of a phone, especially a cell phone.

Examples

“The system is rudimentary, almost old-fashioned. Silent Witness ensures complete⟳ anonymity by using a rotary phonelike system that doesn't have⟳ caller ID. Citizens are provided with a case number⟳ when they call⟳, and that will be the only signifier that tipsters are who they say⟳ they are.”

“The October 4 event was announced in a YouTube video that shows the web giant's familiar horizontal search⟳ bar slowly morphing into the outline of a vertical, phonelike rectangle to the sounds of Redbone's "Come⟳ and Get⟳ Your Love⟳."”

“You can buy⟳ a keyboard for most tablets and prop up the screen so that it’s just like⟳ typing on a laptop. That’s fine if the keyboard is more of an afterthought, and if you like⟳ the phonelike interface of a device such as the iPad.”

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