As nouns the difference between fax and phone
is that fax is the hair of the head while phone is a device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances.
As verbs the difference between fax and phone
is that fax is to send a document via a fax machine while phone is to call (someone) on the telephone.
fax
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .
Noun
(en-noun)
The hair of the head.
Derived terms
* (l)
* (l)
* (l)
Etymology 2
From (facsimile), first attested 1979.
Noun
(faxes)
A fax machine or a document received and printed by one.
Verb
(es)
To send a document via a fax machine.
phone
Etymology 1
Shortening of (telephone).
Noun
(
en noun)
A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances.
Derived terms
* cell phone
* clamshell phone
* flip phone
* mobile phone
* phone sex
* phone tag
* smartphone
See also
*
Verb
(phon)
To call (someone) on the telephone.
Synonyms
* call, ring, telephone
Derived terms
* phone it in
* phone up
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
Noun
(
en noun)
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
Related terms
* phonetic
* phonetically
* phonetics
* phonology
* phoneme
