1 a wasting away of the body, as from poor nutrition, nerve damage, or disuse. 2  to undergo atrophy; wither; degenerate:His crippled leg began to atrophy with no exercise. 3  to become weakened; decline:Industry atrophied in bad economic times.
Voice Amplifiers / Long Range Listening Devices. Listening devices can be utilized for a variety of purposes including listening through a wall, listening from a distance or enjoying your favorite animals in the wild. More complex systems contain an audio transmitter and receiver.
These simple listening tools are called phonics phones, phonics telephones, PVC pipe phones, whisper telephones, reading phones, sound phones, reading pipes, reading telephones, reading cell phones and even personal reading devices.One library site named them a descriptive quiet as a mouse telephone.oth the physical presence of the phone and the sound funneling attributes help the student pay attention and listen carefully to what they are saying when they read. The phones improve the students focus on their own task and are less apt to be distracted by what their neighbor is saying/reading. 4.