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单词 phonomotor
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phonomotor
phonomotor n.
Brit. /ˌfəʊnə(ʊ)ˈməʊtə/
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/ˌfɒnə(ʊ)ˈməʊtə/
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U.S. /ˌfoʊnəˈmoʊdər/
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/ˌfoʊnoʊˈmoʊdər/
now historical a device in which sound waves cause a diaphragm to vibrate, which in turn drives a wheel.
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1878 Sci. Amer. 27 July 51/1 Mr. Edison..began experiments on a phonomotor, or instrument for measuring the mechanical force of sound waves produced by the human voice.
1998 Lit. & Psychol. 44 The automatic telegraph, telephone, cinematography,..phonomotor, torpedo,..—these are just some of the problems that occupied Edison's mind from the 1870s.
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