元となった辞書の項目
candlestick telephone
名詞
(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.
日本語の意味
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。
意味（1）
(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 ）
