abstractcall

noun

UK /ˈæbstrækt kɔːl/

US /ˈæbstrækt kɔːl/

An abstract call is a phone call where you can't see the person, only hear their voice.

Grandma made an abstract call to wish me happy birthday.

SYNONYMS

voice call audio call phone call telephone call

RELATED WORDS

phone voice caller conversation telephone

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A call in a game or contest that is hard to understand or unclear.

The referee made an abstract call that confused everyone.

3. A request for ideas or art that are not about real things.

The museum sent out an abstract call for paintings about feelings.

4. A short summary of a phone conversation.

She wrote an abstract call note after talking to the client.