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telecoil

telecoil noun: a coil of wire included within hearing aids and cochlear implants that responds to electromagnetic signals usually generated by an induction loop.

Noun

telecoil (plural telecoils)

  1. A coil of wire included within hearing aids and cochlear implants that responds to electromagnetic signals usually generated by an induction loop.
    Synonyms:
    audio coil

Synonyms of telecoil

Forms of telecoil

pluraltelecoils

Origin of telecoil

From tele- + coil, from telephone coil.

Questions about telecoil

What does telecoil mean?
Telecoil means a coil of wire included within hearing aids and cochlear implants that responds to electromagnetic signals usually generated by an induction loop.
What part of speech is telecoil?
Telecoil is a noun.
What is the plural of telecoil?
The plural of telecoil is telecoils.

Words near telecoil in the dictionary

  1. telecoaching
  2. telecobalt
  3. telecobaltotherapy
  4. telecode
  5. telecodes
  6. telecoil
  7. telecoils
  8. telecollaboration
  9. telecollaborations
  10. telecollaborative
  11. telecollaboratively

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