THERMOPHONE

Ther"mo*phone, n. [Thermo- + phone.]

1. A portable form of telethermometer, using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer.

2. A 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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