audiphone
a kind of diaphragm held against the upper teeth to assist hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the auditory nerve.
Origin of audiphone
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How to use audiphone in a sentence
To the ears of the partners, through the audiphones, came the stern roaring of their motors.
Lords of the Stratosphere | Arthur J. BurksAnd an instrument room with signaling apparatus, senders, receivers, mirror-grids and audiphones of several varieties.
Brigands of the Moon | Ray CummingsHis red-skinned face went pale as he saw them, and even through the ship's hull their audiphones picked up his agonized cry.
The Golden Amazons of Venus | John Murray ReynoldsThe audiphones of his helmet picked up all the faint sounds of this watery world.
The Golden Amazons of Venus | John Murray Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for audiphone
/ (ˈɔːdɪˌfəʊn) /
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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