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motograph|ˈməʊtəgrɑːf, -æ-|
[f. moto- + -graph.]
(In full electro-motograph.) A receiver for an electric telegraph or telephone, invented by Edison.
1877Eng. Mechanic 1 June 276/1 Edison's Motograph. 1883J. Maier Hospitalier's Mod. Appl. Electr. II. 96 A principle which was first applied by the inventor [Edison] to a telegraphic relay, under the name of electro-motograph. 1894Dickson Edison 83 Motograph receiving and transmitting telephone.
Hence ˈmotographic a.
1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl., Motographic Receiver, an invention of Edison, by which the volume of sound is increased in a telephonic receiver. Called also Electro-motograph. |