💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Detectograph"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dictagraphnoun | Alternative form of dictograph. [(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.] |
| diaphotenoun | (historical) A supposed instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph. It turned out the device was a hoax. |
| dentiphonenoun | (dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone. |
| dactylographnoun | (archaic) A typewriter. |
| disknoun | A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. |
| diginoun | (slang) A scale (weighing device) with a digital readout. |
| detectorismnoun | The hobby of using a metal detector to search for buried coins, etc. |
| daguerreotypynoun | (historical) The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes. |
| daguerrotypenoun | Misspelling of daguerreotype. [An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors; such a photograph.] |
| dispatchernoun | In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles. |
| diskerienoun | Alternative form of diskery. [(dated, music) A phonograph-record manufacturer; a shop that sells phonograph records.] |
| daternoun | One who dates. |
| degaussernoun | A device that performs degaussing. |
| needle dropnoun | (idiomatic) The use of a pre-existing song as part of a motion picture's soundtrack |
| dynamimeternoun | Obsolete spelling of dynamometer. [Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, force, or torque.] |
| dictamennoun | (rare) A dictation or dictate. |
| diggernoun | A large piece of machinery that digs holes or trenches. |
| diskerynoun | (dated, music) A phonograph-record manufacturer; a shop that sells phonograph records. |
| detectornoun | A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning. |
| hydroscopistnoun | (dated) dowser, water diviner |
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