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antihum

antihum noun: a device that reduces the mechanical vibration of telegraph wires to prevent their making a humming sound.

Noun

antihum (plural antihums)

  1. (historical) A device that reduces the mechanical vibration of telegraph wires to prevent their making a humming sound.

Forms of antihum

pluralantihums

Origin of antihum

From anti- + hum.

Questions about antihum

What does antihum mean?
Antihum means a device that reduces the mechanical vibration of telegraph wires to prevent their making a humming sound.
What part of speech is antihum?
Antihum is a noun.
What is the plural of antihum?
The plural of antihum is antihums.

Words near antihum in the dictionary

  1. antihormones
  2. antihorse
  3. antihospital
  4. antihotel
  5. antihuff
  6. antihum
  7. antihuman
  8. antihumanism
  9. antihumanisms
  10. antihumanist
  11. antihumanistic

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