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inductophone

inductophone noun: a method of train telegraphy. The train carries a circuit including a coil, and messages are picked up by it from coils along the line into which an alternating current is passed. A telephone is used as a receiver in place of a sounder or relay.

Noun

inductophone (plural inductophones)

  1. (historical) A method of train telegraphy. The train carries a circuit including a coil, and messages are picked up by it from coils along the line into which an alternating current is passed. A telephone is used as a receiver in place of a sounder or relay.

Forms of inductophone

pluralinductophones

Origin of inductophone

From induct + -o- + -phone.

Questions about inductophone

What does inductophone mean?
Inductophone means a method of train telegraphy. The train carries a circuit including a coil, and messages are picked up by it from coils along the line into which an alternating current is passed. A telephone is used as a receiver in place of a sounder or relay.
What part of speech is inductophone?
Inductophone is a noun.
What is the plural of inductophone?
The plural of inductophone is inductophones.

Words near inductophone in the dictionary

  1. inductomeric
  2. inductometer
  3. inductometers
  4. inductometric
  5. inductometry
  6. inductophone
  7. inductophones
  8. inductor
  9. inductoria
  10. inductorium
  11. inductoriums

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