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English
Etymology
From Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).
Noun
dentiphone (plural dentiphones)
- (dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
References
- Edward H Knight (1877) “Dentiphone”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. , volumes I (A–GAS), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton , →OCLC.
- “dentiphone”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.