Photographone
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Photographone is a noun meaning (dated) A device, consisting essentially of an electric arc and a camera, by which a series of photographs of the variations of the arc due to sound waves are obtained for reproduction by means of a selenium cell and a telephone.
Meaning
(dated) A device, consisting essentially of an electric arc and a camera, by which a series of photographs of the variations of the arc due to sound waves are obtained for reproduction by means of a selenium cell and a telephone.
Word Forms
- photographones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include photophone, photochronograph, biophotophone, photonephograph, phoneography, telegraphoscope.
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