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microtelephone

microtelephone noun: an early form of telephone capable of transmitting very faint sounds, in which the current generated by the vibration of the diaphragm is caused to pass through the diaphragm and core as well as the coil before it enters the line.

Noun

microtelephone (plural microtelephones)

  1. (historical) An early form of telephone capable of transmitting very faint sounds, in which the current generated by the vibration of the diaphragm is caused to pass through the diaphragm and core as well as the coil before it enters the line.
  2. (historical) An early telephone having the transmitter and receiver mounted on the same handle for one-handed use.

Forms of microtelephone

pluralmicrotelephones

Origin of microtelephone

micro- + telephone

Questions about microtelephone

What does microtelephone mean?
Microtelephone means an early form of telephone capable of transmitting very faint sounds, in which the current generated by the vibration of the diaphragm is caused to pass through the diaphragm and core as well as the coil before it enters the line.
What part of speech is microtelephone?
Microtelephone is a noun.
What is the plural of microtelephone?
The plural of microtelephone is microtelephones.

Words near microtelephone in the dictionary

  1. microtectonics
  2. microteiid
  3. microteiids
  4. microtektite
  5. microtektites
  6. microtelephone
  7. microtelephones
  8. microtelephonic
  9. microtemporal
  10. microtenotomies
  11. microtenotomy

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