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biophotophone

biophotophone noun: an instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; an early kind of film projector.

Noun

biophotophone (plural biophotophones)

  1. (historical) An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; an early kind of film projector.

Forms of biophotophone

pluralbiophotophones

Origin of biophotophone

From bio- + photo- + -phone.

Questions about biophotophone

What does biophotophone mean?
Biophotophone means an instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; an early kind of film projector.
What part of speech is biophotophone?
Biophotophone is a noun.
What is the plural of biophotophone?
The plural of biophotophone is biophotophones.

Words near biophotophone in the dictionary

  1. biophoton
  2. biophotonic
  3. biophotonically
  4. biophotonics
  5. biophotons
  6. biophotophone
  7. biophotophones
  8. biophotoreactor
  9. biophotoreactors
  10. biophotorecorder
  11. biophotorecorders

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