Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument for conveying sonorous vibrations to the inner ear by means of the teeth. See audiphone.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun dated An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.

Etymologies

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Latin dens, dentis, tooth + Ancient Greek for "sound".

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