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inductophone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-duc-to-phone
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of train telegraphy. The train carries a circuit including a coil, and messages are picked up by it from coils along the line into which an alternating current is passed. A telephone is used as a receiver in place of a sounder or relay.

Etymology

From induct + -o- + -phone.

Inflected Forms

inductophones (plural)

Questions

What does inductophone mean?
A method of train telegraphy. The train carries a circuit including a coil, and messages are picked up by it from coils along the line into which an alternating current is passed. A telephone is used as a receiver in place of a sounder or relay.
Where does inductophone come from?
From induct + -o- + -phone.

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