magnetotelephone

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounmagnetotelephone (plural magnetotelephones)

plural magnetotelephones

  1. datedAn 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.

Origin

From magneto- + telephone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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