thermophone

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noun

A form of transducer that generates sound waves of precise power.

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Meanings

nounthermophone (plural thermophones)

plural thermophones

  1. A form of transducer that generates sound waves of precise power.
  2. historicalA portable telethermometer, using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer.
  3. historicalA telephone involving heat effects, as changes in temperature (hence in length) due to pulsations of the line current in a fine wire connected with the receiver diaphragm.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
thermotelephone

Origin

From thermo- + -phone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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