- dentiphone
- n. audiphone.
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dentiphone
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Dentiphone — Den ti*phone (d[e^]n t[i^]*f[=o]n), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + Gr. fwnh sound.] An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone. Knight. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dentiphone — /ˈdɛntəfoʊn/ (say dentuhfohn) noun an instrument held against the teeth to assist hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the auditory nerve …
au|di|phone — « duh fohn», noun. = dentiphone. (Cf. ↑dentiphone) ╂[American English < Latin audīre hear] … Useful english dictionary
Audiphone — Au di*phone, n. [L. audire to hear + Gr. ? sound.] An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly; a dentiphone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
