Audiphone

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  • n. An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly; a dentiphone.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An instrument for counteracting deafness by collecting the sound-waves and transmitting the vibrations to the auditory nerves through the bony part of the head.
    • Word Usage
    "Some 20 per cent. of the pupils in deaf and dumb schools have sufficient power of hearing when assisted by the audiphone to enable them to take their places in the classes of the ordinary schools."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dentiphone   
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