ˈfōnəˌfō(ə)r noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phon- + -phore
1.
a. : a device that enables telephone messages to be sent over a telegraph line simultaneously with the use of ordinary currents operating code instruments
b. : a system using this apparatus
2. : a device to enable the deaf to hear by conducting vibrations from the speaker's larynx to the hearer's teeth
• pho·no·phor·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fȯrik adjective