单词 | theatrophone |
释义 | > as lemmastheatrophone theatrophone n. Brit. /ˈθiːətrə(ʊ)fəʊn/ , /θiːˈatrə(ʊ)fəʊn/ , U.S. /ˈθiətrəˌfoʊn/ , /θiˈætrəˌfoʊn/ see quot. 18911. [ < theatro- comb. form + -phone comb. form, after French théatrophone (1888 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > other types of sound telecommunication > [noun] > apparatus telephone1832 electrophone1864 magneto-telephone1878 thermophone1878 photophone1880 radiophone1881 teleradiophone1881 thermotelephonea1884 telegraphophone1889 theatrophone1889 hydrograph1893 sonobuoy1937 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > transmission device theatrophone1889 1889 Telephone 2 Sept. 406/1 A ‘theatrophone’..is an adaptation of the telephone, by which any one can be put into communication with a certain theatre. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 May 6/2 The theatrophone (writes a Paris correspondent) is intended to transmit, by means of a clever adaptation..of the ordinary telephone, everything audible which goes on upon the stage of the various..theatres. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Dec. 6/3 The theatrophone has found its way from Paris to London, and a preliminary trial has been made at the Savoy Hotel with complete success. 1897 ‘Ouida’ Massarenes xviii A modern woman of the world. As costly as an ironclad and as complicated as a theatrophone. < as lemmas |
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