"photophone" meaning in All languages combined

See photophone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: photophones [plural]
Etymology: photo- + -phone Etymology templates: {{confix|en|photo|phone}} photo- + -phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} photophone (plural photophones)
  1. (historical) A device that transmitted sound on a beam of light. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-photophone-en-noun-TPuWJcUd Categories (other): English terms prefixed with photo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with photo-: 13 27 30 30
  2. (obsolete) A home phone with integral picture frame Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-photophone-en-noun-J9HRJ73P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with photo-, English terms suffixed with -phone Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 47 15 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with photo-: 13 27 30 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phone: 5 41 16 37
  3. (dated) A stills-only cameraphone. Used to distinguish from video-capable camera cellphones and camera-less cellphones. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-photophone-en-noun-wVmf4D4- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with photo-, English terms suffixed with -phone Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with photo-: 13 27 30 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phone: 5 41 16 37
  4. A combination highly-capable digital camera and smartphone
    Sense id: en-photophone-en-noun-WsBI0r~k Categories (other): English terms prefixed with photo-, English terms suffixed with -phone Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with photo-: 13 27 30 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phone: 5 41 16 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: photophonic, photophony

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for photophone meaning in All languages combined (2.8kB)

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