"pantelephone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pantelephones [plural]
Etymology: From pan- + telephone. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pan|telephone}} pan- + telephone Head templates: {{en-noun}} pantelephone (plural pantelephones)
  1. (historical) An early device for voice transmission, in which the contact of variable resistance is formed between a fixed piece of platinum and a small carbon lozenge attached to a plate of cork suspended by two springs on the upper part. Tags: historical

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