Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument for conveying sonorous vibrations to the inner ear by means of the teeth. See
audiphone .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dated An
instrument which, placed against theteeth ,conveys sound to the auditory nerve; anaudiphone .
Etymologies
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Latin dens, dentis, tooth + Ancient Greek for "sound".
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