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magnetotelephone

magnetotelephone noun: an early telephone with a diaphragm of soft iron placed close to the pole of a magnet upon which is wound a coil of fine wire. Its vibrations produce corresponding currents in the wire by induction.

Noun

magnetotelephone (plural magnetotelephones)

  1. (dated) An early telephone with a diaphragm of soft iron placed close to the pole of a magnet upon which is wound a coil of fine wire. Its vibrations produce corresponding currents in the wire by induction.

Forms of magnetotelephone

pluralmagnetotelephones

Origin of magnetotelephone

From magneto- + telephone.

Questions about magnetotelephone

What does magnetotelephone mean?
Magnetotelephone means an early telephone with a diaphragm of soft iron placed close to the pole of a magnet upon which is wound a coil of fine wire. Its vibrations produce corresponding currents in the wire by induction.
What part of speech is magnetotelephone?
Magnetotelephone is a noun.
What is the plural of magnetotelephone?
The plural of magnetotelephone is magnetotelephones.

Words near magnetotelephone in the dictionary

  1. magnetosubbands
  2. magnetotactic
  3. magnetotail
  4. magnetotails
  5. magnetotaxis
  6. magnetotelephone
  7. magnetotelephones
  8. magnetotelluric
  9. magnetotellurics
  10. magnetotherapeutic
  11. magnetotherapies

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