magnetotelephone

English

Etymology

magneto- +‎ telephone

Noun

magnetotelephone (plural magnetotelephones)

  1. (dated) An early telephone with a diaphragm of soft iron placed close to the pole of a magnet upon which is wound a coil of fine wire. Its vibrations produce corresponding currents in the wire by induction.
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