phonophotography

[fo″no-fo-tog´rah-fe]

photographic recording of the movements of a diaphragm set up by sound waves.

pho·no·pho·tog·ra·phy

(fō'nō-fō-tog'ră-fē),

The recording on a moving photographic plate of the movements imparted to a diaphragm by sound waves.

[phono- + photography]

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pho·no·pho·tog·ra·phy

(fō'nō-fŏ-tog'ră-fē)

The recording on a moving photographic plate of the movements imparted to a diaphragm by sound waves.

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One reason why this type of work has been held back until the present time is the fact that it really had to wait in large part for the opportunity of taking advantage of the marvelous recent developments in phonophotography and sound transmission associated with the development of electrical recording and transmission of sound.