biophotophone

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noun

An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; an early kind of film projector.

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Meanings

nounbiophotophone (plural biophotophones)

plural biophotophones

  1. historicalAn instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the appropriate sounds; an early kind of film projector.

Origin

From bio- + photo- + -phone.

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APA

biophotophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biophotophone

MLA

“biophotophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biophotophone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biophotophone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biophotophone.

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