noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A coil of wire included within hearing aids and cochlear implants that responds to electromagnetic signals usually generated by an induction loop.

Synonyms

All synonyms

audio coilaudio coil

Etymology

From tele- + coil, from telephone coil.

Related phrases

cochlear implanthearing aidinduction loop

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