| 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… |
| 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. |
| AEROPHONES | • aerophones n. Plural of aerophone. • AEROPHONE n. any wind instrument. |
| HYDROPHONE | • hydrophone n. A transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone. • HYDROPHONE n. an apparatus for listening to sounds conveyed by water. |
| MICROPHONE | • microphone n. A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into… • microphone v. (Transitive) To put one or more microphones on or in. • MICROPHONE n. an instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound (as speech or music). |
| PYROPHONES | • pyrophones n. Plural of pyrophone. • PYROPHONE n. an organ producing interference-tones by pairs of flames in tubes. |
| HYDROPHONES | • hydrophones n. Plural of hydrophone. • HYDROPHONE n. an apparatus for listening to sounds conveyed by water. |
| MICROPHONES | • microphones n. Plural of microphone. • microphones v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microphone. • MICROPHONE n. an instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound (as speech or music). |
| ACROPHONETIC | • acrophonetic adj. Of or pertaining to acrophony. • ACROPHONETIC adj. relating to acrophony, the use of a word starting with a letter of the alphabet as the name of the letter, also ACROPHONIC. |
| ELECTROPHONE | • electrophone n. (Music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electric currents. • ELECTROPHONE n. any instrument whose sound is produced by the oscillation of an electric current, such as an electronic organ, synthesizer, etc. |
| THEATROPHONE | • theatrophone n. Alternative spelling of théâtrophone. • théâtrophone n. (Dated) An early telephone technology allowing subscribers to listen to live opera and theatre performances. • THEATROPHONE n. (historical) a telephone connecting callers to a theatre so they can listen to a live performance there. |
| ELECTROPHONES | • electrophones n. Plural of electrophone. • ELECTROPHONE n. any instrument whose sound is produced by the oscillation of an electric current, such as an electronic organ, synthesizer, etc. |
| THEATROPHONES | • THEATROPHONE n. (historical) a telephone connecting callers to a theatre so they can listen to a live performance there. |
| TROPHONEUROSES | • trophoneuroses n. Plural of trophoneurosis. • TROPHONEUROSIS n. a state of deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |
| TROPHONEUROSIS | • trophoneurosis n. (Medicine, archaic) Synonym of trophesy. • TROPHONEUROSIS n. a state of deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves. |