(1):
(n.) A portable form of telethermometer, using a telephone in connection with a differential thermometer.
(2):
(n.) A telephone involving heat effects, as changes in temperature (hence in length) due to pulsations of the line current in a fine wire connected with the receiver diaphragm.
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