thermophone

noun

ther·​mo·​phone

ˈthərməˌfōn

1

: a portable telethermometer using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer

2

: a telephone involving heat effects (as changes in temperature) due to pulsations of the line current in a fine wire connected with the receiver diaphragm

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary therm- + telephone

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