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Meaning of "detectophone" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DETECTOPHONE

dɪˈtektəˌfəʊn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETECTOPHONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Detectophone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DETECTOPHONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of detectophone in the English dictionary

The first definition of detectophone in the dictionary is a secret listening device, the predecessor of the modern `bug'. Other definition of detectophone is in science fiction, a voice-activated device. Detectophone is also in science fiction, a machine capable of translating between languages.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DETECTOPHONE

Anglophone · answerphone · Dictaphone · earphone · gramophone · homophone · hydrophone · interphone · megaphone · mellophone · microphone · optophone · saxophone · sousaphone · speakerphone · superphone · vibraphone · videophone · Vitaphone · xylophone

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETECTOPHONE

detectable · detecter · detectible · detection · detective · detective chief inspector · detective chief superintendent · detective constable · detective device · detective inspector · detective novel · detective sergeant · detective story · detective superintendent · detective work · detective-like · detectivist · detector · detector van · detectorist

WORDS THAT END LIKE DETECTOPHONE

alto saxophone · camera phone · cameraphone · car phone · cell phone · cellphone · cellular phone · cellular telephone · Francophone · freephone · geophone · handphone · iPhone · mobile phone · payphone · Persephone · phone · radio microphone · smartphone · telephone · visiophone

Synonyms and antonyms of detectophone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «detectophone» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DETECTOPHONE

Find out the translation of detectophone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of detectophone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «detectophone» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

detectophone
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

detectophone
570 millions of speakers
en

English

detectophone
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

detectophone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

detectophone
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

detectophone
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

detectophone
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

detectophone
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

detectophone
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Detectophone
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

detectophone
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

detectophone
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

detectophone
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Detectophone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

detectophone
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

detectophone
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Detectophone
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dinleme aygıtı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

detectophone
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

detectophone
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

detectophone
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

detectophone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

detectophone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

detectophone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

detectophone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

detectophone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of detectophone

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETECTOPHONE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about detectophone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETECTOPHONE»

Discover the use of detectophone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detectophone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Mechanics
Microphone Transmitter Button 'y make a highly sensitive detectophone by using tms Transmitter Button to collect the sound waves. You can build your own outfit without buying expensive equipment. It is simple and inexpensive. You can ...
2
Popular Mechanics
50 fascinating experiments! li*ht 4000 ft. ranse — secret detectophone. listen in on private conversations — generate 110-volt electricity— thief detector— generate health rays— electro-plate. «^ etc. etc. F R E E with kit. Short Course in  ...
3
Popular Science
... Telephone/ Read the inside story of the telephone and build a real, electric broadcasting telephone of your own. You can also make a Super-sensitive Microphone that will enable you to hear a fly walk; a Detectophone, a Stethoscope and ...
4
Hollywood of the Rockies: Colorado, the West and America's ...
A partial list of his accomplishments includes the invention of a Detectophone ( which was exactly what it sounds like: a device for listening through walls that was used by the US. Secret Service); the invention of something he called an Air  ...
Michael J. Spencer, 2013
5
Ralph 124c 41+
The delicate detectophone mechanism of the Luminor responded instantly to her command; and the room was flooded at once with the beautiful cold pink-white Lumi- nor-light, emanating from the thin wire running around the four sides of the  ...
Hugo Gernsback, 2008
6
Boys' Life
... 4000 ft. range — secret service detectophone in your home, listen in on private conversations — generate 110-volt electricity with hand- driven generator — build electric stove — thief detector — generate health rays — electro-plate, etc.
7
Boys' Life
Also gives instructions for making a Super-sensitive Microphone with which you can hear a fly walk; a Detectophone, a Stethoscope and other sound-detecting instruments. You can have great fun experimenting in telephonic and microphonic ...
8
Popular Mechanics
Baby Listener, Detectophone, etc. Supplied complete ready to use with simple instructions. N.^OA920.!.b.'.-. $6.50 <PI-» Parcel Post. 156 pages of everything in Radio and Electronics. BURSTEIN-APPLEBEE CO. 1012-14 McGEE, KANSAS ...
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Popular Science
5O Baby Listener Detectophone Practical Jokes Comes complete with tube, batteries, tuner, and .built-in microphone — all ready to operate. Self contained, it requires no wires or other hookup. Merely tune radio to clear channel, tune knob on ...
10
Popular Mechanics
Makes arc furnaces, eavesdropping detectophone, giant light, extension telephone, generates electricity, etc. Instructions. Educational, fascinating, useful. Original cost $17.75. Special $2.79. Stamp for bargain catalog. Electrical Salvage , Box ...
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Detectophone [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/detectophone>. May 2024 ».
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