| ACROPHONY | • acrophony n. The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented… • ACROPHONY n. the use of a word starting with a letter of the alphabet as the name of the letter. |
| AEROPHONE | • aerophone n. Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the… • aerophone n. (Dated) A form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet. • aerophone n. (Dated) An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged… |
| ALLOPHONE | • allophone n. (Phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme. • allophone n. (Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada. • allophone n. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority. |
| AUTOPHONY | • autophony n. The unusually loud hearing of a person’s own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds. • autophony n. (Medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer’s own voice, while… • AUTOPHONY n. apparent distortion of one's own voice due to infection or stoppage of ears. |
| CACOPHONY | • cacophony n. A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance. • CACOPHONY n. the harsh joining of sounds. |
| COLOPHONS | • colophons n. Plural of colophon. • COLOPHON n. an inscription placed at the end of book giving details of publication, or a publisher's logo. |
| COLOPHONY | • colophony n. Rosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical… • COLOPHONY n. rosin. |
| GEOPHONES | • geophones n. Plural of geophone. • GEOPHONE n. (tradename) an instrument used to pick up vibrations passing through soil, rocks or ice. |
| HOMOPHONE | • homophone n. (Semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin. • homophone n. A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters. • HOMOPHONE n. a word that sounds the same as another but is spelt differently e.g. 'to', 'too' and 'two'. |
| HOMOPHONY | • homophony n. (Music) a texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords. • homophony n. The quality of being homophonous. • HOMOPHONY n. sameness of sound. |
| IDEOPHONE | • ideophone n. A word that utilizes sound symbolism to express aspects of events that can be experienced by the senses… • IDEOPHONE n. a word that is spoken but not written. |
| IDIOPHONE | • idiophone n. Any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration (without any strings or membranes). • IDIOPHONE n. a percussion instrument made of naturally resonant material. |
| ISOPHONES | • isophones n. Plural of isophone. • ISOPHONE n. a line delineating a geographical region where a certain pronunciation is used. |
| MONOPHONY | • monophony n. (Music) The characteristic of a piece that has only a primary melody and no secondary melody or accompaniment. • MONOPHONY n. a composition for one voice. |
| OPTOPHONE | • optophone n. A device that transforms light into sound. • optophone n. A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character. • OPTOPHONE n. a device transforming light into sound. |
| PYROPHONE | • pyrophone n. (Music) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by flames of gas in tubes of different length. • PYROPHONE n. an organ producing interference-tones by pairs of flames in tubes. |
| SAXOPHONE | • saxophone n. A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a… • SAXOPHONE n. a jazz and dance band instrument with a reed, an S-shaped (properly metal) tube, and about twenty finger-keys. |
| XYLOPHONE | • xylophone n. (Music) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the… • xylophone v. To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone. • xylophone v. To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and… |