The difference between Ring and Telephone
When used as nouns, ring means a circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc, whereas telephone means a telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (often shortened to phone).
When used as verbs, ring means to surround or enclose, whereas telephone means to (attempt to) contact someone using the telephone.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ring and Telephone
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Ring as a noun (physical):
A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc. A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration. A burner on a kitchen stove. In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve. An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite. A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.
Examples:
"synonyms: annulus hoop torus"
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Ring as a noun (physical):
A group of objects arranged in a circle. A circular group of people or objects. A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet. A large circular prehistoric stone construction such as .
Examples:
"a ring of mushrooms growing in the wood"
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Ring as a noun:
A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
Examples:
"onion rings'"
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Ring as a noun:
A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.
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Ring as a noun:
An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
Examples:
"a crime ring; a prostitution ring; a bidding ring (at an auction sale)"
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Ring as a noun (chemistry):
A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.
Examples:
"a benzene ring'"
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Ring as a noun (geometry):
A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
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Ring as a noun (typography):
A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
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Ring as a noun (historical):
An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
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Ring as a noun (computing theory):
A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).
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Ring as a noun (firearms):
Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.
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Ring as a noun (cartomancy):
The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.
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Ring as a verb (transitive):
To surround or enclose.
Examples:
"The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas."
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Ring as a verb (transitive, figuratively):
To make an incision around; to girdle.
Examples:
"They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year."
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Ring as a verb (transitive):
To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
Examples:
"We managed to ring 22 birds this morning."
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Ring as a verb (transitive):
To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
Examples:
"to ring a pig's snout"
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Ring as a verb (falconry):
To rise in the air spirally.
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Ring as a noun:
The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
Examples:
"The church bell's ring could be heard the length of the valley."
"The ring of hammer on anvil filled the air."
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Ring as a noun (figuratively):
A pleasant or correct sound.
Examples:
"The name has a nice ring to it."
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Ring as a noun (figuratively):
A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
Examples:
"Her statements in court had a ring of falsehood."
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Ring as a noun (colloquial):
A telephone call.
Examples:
"I’ll give you a ring when the plane lands."
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Ring as a noun:
Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
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Ring as a noun:
A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
Examples:
"St Mary's has a ring of eight bells."
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Ring as a verb (intransitive):
Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
Examples:
"The bells were ringing in the town."
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Ring as a verb (transitive):
To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
Examples:
"The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel."
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Ring as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):
To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
Examples:
"Whose mobile phone is ringing?"
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Ring as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):
Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
Examples:
"That does not ring true."
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Ring as a verb (transitive, colloquial, British, New Zealand):
To telephone (someone).
Examples:
"I will ring you when we arrive."
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Ring as a verb (intransitive):
to resound, reverberate, echo.
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Ring as a verb (intransitive):
To produce music with bells.
Examples:
"rfquotek Holder"
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Ring as a verb (dated):
To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
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Ring as a noun (algebra):
An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.
Examples:
"The set of integers, <math>\mathbb{Z}</math>, is the prototypical ring."
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Ring as a noun (algebra):
An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
Examples:
"The definition of ring without unity allows, for instance, the set <math>2\mathbb{Z}</math> of even integers to be a ring."
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Telephone as a noun:
A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (often shortened to phone).
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Telephone as a noun (North America, uncountable):
The game of Chinese whispers.
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Telephone as a verb (ambitransitive):
To (attempt to) contact someone using the telephone.