telegraphone

[ tuh-leg-ruh-fohn ]

/ təˈlɛg rəˌfoʊn /

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noun

an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.

Nearby words

telegraph, telegraph buoy, telegraph plant, telegraphese, telegraphic, telegraphone, telegraphy, telegu, telehealth, telekinesis, telemachus

Origin of telegraphone

From the Danish word telegraphon, dating back to 1885–90. See tele-¹, grapho-, -phone

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Examples from the Web for telegraphone

Now suppose that through a telegraphone a broker offers six per cent.
Inventors at Work|George Iles
Once upon a time a traveling engineer talked through a telegraphone to a dispatcher.
Letters from an Old Railway Official|Charles DeLano Hine