audiphone

[ aw-duh-fohn ]

/ ˈɔ dəˌfoʊn /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a kind of diaphragm held against the upper teeth to assist hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the auditory nerve.

Origin of audiphone

1875–80, Americanism;audi(o)- + -phone, modeled on telephone

Words nearby audiphone

audio response unit, audiotape, audiotypist, audiovisual, audiovisual aids, audiphone, audit, Audit Bureau of Circulation, audition, auditionee, auditioner

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Example sentences from the Web for audiphone

Grantline's voice in my audiphone broke my despairing thoughts.
Brigands of the Moon|Ray Cummings
Every session of the Conference saw Miss Ellis seated in the front pew, audiphone in hand, eagerly intent on the exercises.
Miss Ellis's Mission|Mary P. Wells Smith
I felt at that moment, under the shirt against my skin, the anode of my audiphone tingling.
Wandl the Invader|Raymond King Cummings
An audiphone buzzer interrupted him, a call from the duty man in the instrument room of the nearby building.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930|Various

Audiphone, an acoustic instrument by means of which deaf persons are enabled to hear.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for audiphone

audiphone

/ (ˈɔːdɪˌfəʊn) /

noun

a type of hearing aid consisting of a diaphragm that, when placed against the upper teeth, conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear

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单词	audiphone
释义	audiphone [ aw-duh-fohn ] / ˈɔ dəˌfoʊn / noun Medicine/Medical. a kind of diaphragm held against the upper teeth to assist hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the auditory nerve. Origin of audiphone 1875–80, Americanism;audi(o)- + -phone, modeled on telephone Words nearby audiphone audio response unit, audiotape, audiotypist, audiovisual, audiovisual aids, audiphone, audit, Audit Bureau of Circulation, audition, auditionee, auditioner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for audiphone Grantline's voice in my audiphone broke my despairing thoughts. Brigands of the Moon\|Ray Cummings Every session of the Conference saw Miss Ellis seated in the front pew, audiphone in hand, eagerly intent on the exercises. Miss Ellis's Mission\|Mary P. Wells Smith I felt at that moment, under the shirt against my skin, the anode of my audiphone tingling. Wandl the Invader\|Raymond King Cummings An audiphone buzzer interrupted him, a call from the duty man in the instrument room of the nearby building. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930\|Various Audiphone, an acoustic instrument by means of which deaf persons are enabled to hear. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for audiphone audiphone / (ˈɔːdɪˌfəʊn) / noun a type of hearing aid consisting of a diaphragm that, when placed against the upper teeth, conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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