phonophore

noun

pho·​no·​phore

ˈfōnəˌfō(ə)r

plural -s

1

a

: a device that enables telephone messages to be sent over a telegraph line simultaneously with the use of ordinary currents operating code instruments

b

: a system using this apparatus

2

: a device to enable the deaf to hear by conducting vibrations from the speaker's larynx to the hearer's teeth

phonophoric

¦⸗⸗¦fȯrik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phon- + -phore

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