variocoupler

They could have called a variocoupler a 'gol,' a potentiometer a 'dit,' an induction coil a 'lim,' (l-i-m) and a variable condenser would look just as pretty if it were written out as a 'sos' -- but no! They forgot the good example set by the grid, the volt and the ohm and they went and used jawbreakers.

Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In Samuel Francis Aaron 1899

Potentiometer, variometer, variocoupler, radio frequency, amplification, loop aërials, audion and grids -- no, I am not saying these words to show off.

Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In Samuel Francis Aaron 1899