"thermophone" meaning in English

See thermophone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: thermophones [plural]
Etymology: From thermo- + -phone. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|thermo|phone}} thermo- + -phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} thermophone (plural thermophones)
  1. A form of transducer that generates sound waves of precise power.
    Sense id: en-thermophone-en-noun--JY8Sx8H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with thermo-, English terms suffixed with -phone, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with thermo-: 24 41 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phone: 30 37 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 36 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 37 31
  2. (historical) A portable telethermometer, using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-thermophone-en-noun-SRrWsif9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with thermo-, English terms suffixed with -phone, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with thermo-: 24 41 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phone: 30 37 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 36 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 37 31
  3. (historical) A telephone involving heat effects, as changes in temperature (hence in length) due to pulsations of the line current in a fine wire connected with the receiver diaphragm. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-thermophone-en-noun-dzvxxmXd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with thermo-, English terms suffixed with -phone, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with thermo-: 24 41 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phone: 30 37 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 36 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 37 31

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thermo",
        "3": "phone"
      },
      "expansion": "thermo- + -phone",
      "name": "confix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From thermo- + -phone.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thermophones",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "thermophone (plural thermophones)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 36 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 41 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with thermo-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 37 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -phone",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 36 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 37 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A form of transducer that generates sound waves of precise power."
      ],
      "id": "en-thermophone-en-noun--JY8Sx8H",
      "links": [
        [
          "transducer",
          "transducer"
        ],
        [
          "sound wave",
          "sound wave"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 36 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 41 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with thermo-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 37 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -phone",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 36 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 37 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A portable telethermometer, using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer."
      ],
      "id": "en-thermophone-en-noun-SRrWsif9",
      "links": [
        [
          "portable",
          "portable"
        ],
        [
          "telethermometer",
          "telethermometer"
        ],
        [
          "telephone",
          "telephone"
        ],
        [
          "differential",
          "differential"
        ],
        [
          "thermometer",
          "thermometer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A portable telethermometer, using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 36 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 41 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with thermo-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 37 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -phone",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 36 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 37 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A telephone involving heat effects, as changes in temperature (hence in length) due to pulsations of the line current in a fine wire connected with the receiver diaphragm."
      ],
      "id": "en-thermophone-en-noun-dzvxxmXd",
      "links": [
        [
          "heat",
          "heat"
        ],
        [
          "pulsation",
          "pulsation"
        ],
        [
          "receiver",
          "receiver"
        ],
        [
          "diaphragm",
          "diaphragm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A telephone involving heat effects, as changes in temperature (hence in length) due to pulsations of the line current in a fine wire connected with the receiver diaphragm."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "thermophone"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with thermo-",
    "English terms suffixed with -phone",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thermo",
        "3": "phone"
      },
      "expansion": "thermo- + -phone",
      "name": "confix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From thermo- + -phone.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thermophones",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "thermophone (plural thermophones)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A form of transducer that generates sound waves of precise power."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "transducer",
          "transducer"
        ],
        [
          "sound wave",
          "sound wave"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A portable telethermometer, using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "portable",
          "portable"
        ],
        [
          "telethermometer",
          "telethermometer"
        ],
        [
          "telephone",
          "telephone"
        ],
        [
          "differential",
          "differential"
        ],
        [
          "thermometer",
          "thermometer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A portable telethermometer, using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A telephone involving heat effects, as changes in temperature (hence in length) due to pulsations of the line current in a fine wire connected with the receiver diaphragm."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heat",
          "heat"
        ],
        [
          "pulsation",
          "pulsation"
        ],
        [
          "receiver",
          "receiver"
        ],
        [
          "diaphragm",
          "diaphragm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A telephone involving heat effects, as changes in temperature (hence in length) due to pulsations of the line current in a fine wire connected with the receiver diaphragm."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "thermophone"
}

Download raw JSONL data for thermophone meaning in English (1.9kB)

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-31 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (bcd5c38 and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.