magnetotelephone

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English

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Etymology

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From magneto- +‎ telephone.

Noun

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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.