telegraphone

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noun

An early device for recording sound by local magnetization of a steel wire, disk, or ribbon, moved against the pole of a magnet connected electrically with a telephone receiver or similar.

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Meanings

nountelegraphone (plural telegraphones)

plural telegraphones

  1. historicalAn early device for recording sound by local magnetization of a steel wire, disk, or ribbon, moved against the pole of a magnet connected electrically with a telephone receiver or similar.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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