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microtelephone Teleph.|maɪkrəʊˈtɛlɪfəʊn| [f. micro- + telephone n.] 1. Any of various modifications of the Bell telephone transmitter which were supposed to render it more sensitive.
1879J. Ochovowicz in Nature 27 Mar. 482/2 The micro-telephone is regulated once for all, and transmits the feeblest word with a truly perfect precision. 1879T. A. Edison U.S. Pat. 222,390 9 Dec. 311/1 This invention I term the ‘micro-telephone’ in consequence of the same responding to minute vibrations. 2. [f. micro] = handset.
1895A. R. Bennett Telephone Syst. Europe xvii. 296 Usually the transmitter and receiver are attached to the same handle, in ‘micro-telephone’ form. 1930[see handset]. |