pantelephone
pantelephone noun: an early device for voice transmission, in which the contact of variable resistance is formed between a fixed piece of platinum and a small carbon lozenge attached to a plate of cork suspended by two springs on the upper part.
Noun
pantelephone (plural pantelephones)
- An early device for voice transmission, in which the contact of variable resistance is formed between a fixed piece of platinum and a small carbon lozenge attached to a plate of cork suspended by two springs on the upper part.
Forms of pantelephone
| plural | pantelephones |
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Origin of pantelephone
From pan- + telephone.
Questions about pantelephone
- What does pantelephone mean?
- Pantelephone means an early device for voice transmission, in which the contact of variable resistance is formed between a fixed piece of platinum and a small carbon lozenge attached to a plate of cork suspended by two springs on the upper part.
- What part of speech is pantelephone?
- Pantelephone is a noun.
- What is the plural of pantelephone?
- The plural of pantelephone is pantelephones.
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