magnetotelephone

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noun
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  • (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.

Etymology

Prefix from English telephone.

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English

telephone

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