Telephonic
[,tɛlə'fɑnɪk]
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to telephony; 'telephonic connection' .
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Definition
(a.) Conveying sound to a great distance.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the telephone; by the telephone.
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Examples
- He also indicated the two methods of telephonic tariff--a fixed rental and a toll; and mentioned the practice, now in use on long-distance lines, of a time charge. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- About 1860, Reis built several forms of electrical telephonic apparatus, all imitating in some degree the human ear, with its auditory tube, tympanum, etc. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Meantime, the telephonic art in America was undergoing very rapid development. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In return for its voluntary retirement from the telephonic field, the Western Union Telegraph Company, under this contract, received a royalty of 20 per cent. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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