English Dictionary

otacousticon

IPA（発音記号）

/əʊtəˈkuːstɪkɒn/

名詞

古語

(now rare) An instrument to aid hearing, such as an ear trumpet or hearing aid.

日本語の意味

聴覚を補助する装置。具体的には、耳の入力を増幅するための補聴器や耳トランペットのような器具を指す。

She held the antique otacousticon to her ear and smiled at the sudden clarity.

彼女は古い補聴器を耳に当て、音が急に鮮明になったことに微笑んだ。

意味（1）

(now rare) An instrument to aid hearing, such as an ear trumpet or hearing aid.

, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.69: […] Gyges' invisible ring, or some rare perspective glass, or otacousticon, which would so multiply species that a man might hear and see all at once […].

otacousticons （ plural ）