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pallophotophone

Definitions

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  • noun A device that records sounds on photography film.

Etymologies

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Coined by the inventor Charles Hoxie ca. 1922 from πάλλω (pallō, "shaking") + φωτός (photos, "light") + φωνή (phōnē, "sound")

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Examples

  • GE's early 20th century pallophotophone recorder d

    Joystiq 2010

  • GE's early 20th century pallophotophone recorder d

    Joystiq 2010

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