audiphone

American  

[aw-duh-fohn] / ˈɔ dəˌfoʊn /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a kind of diaphragm held against the upper teeth to assist hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the auditory nerve.

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audiphone British  

/ ˈɔːdɪˌfəʊn /

noun

1. a type of hearing aid consisting of a diaphragm that, when placed against the upper teeth, conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear

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Etymology

Origin of audiphone

1875–80, audi(o)- + -phone, modeled on telephone

Example Sentences

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audiphone

I gathered up my little audiphone, thrust it under my dark flowing cloak.

From Wandl the Invader by Cummings, Ray

I felt at that moment, under the shirt against my skin, the anode of my audiphone tingling.

From Wandl the Invader by Cummings, Ray

Every session of the Conference saw Miss Ellis seated in the front pew, audiphone in hand, eagerly intent on the exercises.

From Miss Ellis's Mission by Smith, Mary P. Wells

We had passed a small lighted audiphone cubby, evidently the one from which Dud and Shac had paged us.

From Wandl the Invader by Cummings, Ray

And then the audiphone on the desk buzzed.

From Wandl the Invader by Cummings, Ray