cinephone
(ˈsɪnɪfəʊn)
[f. cine + -phone.]
A former name for an apparatus designed for the production of a talking film.
| 1913 Kelso Chron. 15 Aug. 2/4 The Cinephone, which will enable the actor without any restriction to play his part and to have his voice and action recorded in absolute union. 1921 Observer 13 Mar. 14/2 These two men claim that their ‘Cinephone’, as they call it, makes the talking film a commercial possibility. |