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sidetone

sidetone noun: the effect of sound that is picked up by the telephone's mouthpiece and introduced (at low level) into the earpiece of the same handset, acting as feedback; or a similar effect in radiotelegraphy, public-address systems, etc.

Noun

sidetone (countable and uncountable, plural sidetones)

  1. The effect of sound that is picked up by the telephone's mouthpiece and introduced (at low level) into the earpiece of the same handset, acting as feedback; or a similar effect in radiotelegraphy, public-address systems, etc.

Forms of sidetone

pluralsidetones

Origin of sidetone

From side + tone.

Words formed from sidetone

Questions about sidetone

What does sidetone mean?
Sidetone means the effect of sound that is picked up by the telephone's mouthpiece and introduced (at low level) into the earpiece of the same handset, acting as feedback; or a similar effect in radiotelegraphy, public-address systems, etc.
What part of speech is sidetone?
Sidetone is a noun.
What is the plural of sidetone?
The plural of sidetone is sidetones.

Words near sidetone in the dictionary

  1. sidetable
  2. sidetables
  3. Sidetan
  4. Sidetans
  5. Sidetic
  6. sidetone
  7. sidetones
  8. sidetrack
  9. sidetracked
  10. sidetracker
  11. sidetrackers

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