inductophone

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noun

A method of train telegraphy. The train carries a circuit including a coil, and messages are picked up by it from coils along the line into which an alternating current is passed. A telephone is used as a receiver in place of a sounder or relay.

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Meanings

nouninductophone (plural inductophones)

plural inductophones

  1. historicalA method of train telegraphy. The train carries a circuit including a coil, and messages are picked up by it from coils along the line into which an alternating current is passed. A telephone is used as a receiver in place of a sounder or relay.

Origin

From induct + -o- + -phone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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