pantelephone

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noun

An early device for voice transmission, in which the contact of variable resistance is formed between a fixed piece of platinum and a small carbon lozenge attached to a plate of cork suspended by two springs on the upper part.

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Meanings

nounpantelephone (plural pantelephones)

plural pantelephones

  1. historicalAn early device for voice transmission, in which the contact of variable resistance is formed between a fixed piece of platinum and a small carbon lozenge attached to a plate of cork suspended by two springs on the upper part.

Origin

From pan- + telephone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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