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candlestick telephone
Noun
(telephony)
An
early
style
of
telephone
with
a
mouthpiece
(transmitter)
mounted
at
the
top
of
its
stand,
and
a
receiver
that
was
held
by
the
user
to
the
ear
during
a
call.
When
not
in
use,
the
receiver
rested
in
the
fork
of
the
switch
hook
protruding
to
the
side
of
the
stand,
thereby
disconnecting
the
audio
circuit
from
the
network.
Japanese Meaning
初期の電話機で、送信部（口元に装着される）がスタンド上部に設置され、受話器（耳にあてる部分）がユーザーにより使用される方式です。使用していないときは、受話器が横に突き出た専用のフックに置かれ、回線が切断される仕組みになっています。
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(telephony)
An
early
style
of
telephone
with
a
mouthpiece
(transmitter)
mounted
at
the
top
of
its
stand,
and
a
receiver
that
was
held
by
the
user
to
the
ear
during
a
call.
When
not
in
use,
the
receiver
rested
in
the
fork
of
the
switch
hook
protruding
to
the
side
of
the
stand,
thereby
disconnecting
the
audio
circuit
from
the
network.
（ plural ）
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(telephony) An early style of telephone with a mouthpiece (transmitter) mounted at the top of its stand, and a receiver that was held by the user to the ear during a call. When not in use, the receiver rested in the fork of the switch hook protruding to the side of the stand, thereby disconnecting the audio circuit from the network.
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candlestick telephone
The museum curator carefully restored a brass candlestick telephone so visitors could hear how conversations sounded a century ago.
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The museum curator carefully restored a brass candlestick telephone so visitors could hear how conversations sounded a century ago.
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