antihum

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noun

A device that reduces the mechanical vibration of telegraph wires to prevent their making a humming sound.

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Meanings

nounantihum (plural antihums)

plural antihums

  1. historicalA device that reduces the mechanical vibration of telegraph wires to prevent their making a humming sound.

Origin

From anti- + hum.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

antihum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihum

MLA

“antihum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antihum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihum.

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