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

As my grip upon him made audiphone contact, his agonized scream rattled the diaphragms of my ear grids with horrible, deafening intensity.

From Brigands of the Moon 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

"I beg pardon," says the old girl; "but will you kindly speak into the audiphone."

From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell

Upon the audiphone there I was at once connected with a voice, and an anxious man's face with a two-day growth upon it.

From Wandl the Invader by Cummings, Ray

An audiphone buzzer interrupted him, a call from the duty man in the instrument room of the nearby building.

From Brigands of the Moon by Cummings, Ray