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Actinophone
Actinophone Ac*tin"o*phone, n. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + ? voice.]
(Physics)
An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the
actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
Aerophone
Aerophone A"["e]r*o*phone`, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ? voice.]
(a) A form of combined speaking and ear trumpet.
(b) An instrument, proposed by Edison, for greatly
intensifying speech. It consists of a phonograph
diaphragm so arranged that its action opens and closes
valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to
operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of
vibration.
Antiphone
Antiphone An"ti*phone, n. (Mus.)
The response which one side of the choir makes to the other
in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.
AntiphonerAntiphoner An*tiph"o*ner, n. [F. antiphonaire. See
Antiphon.]
A book of antiphons. --Chaucer. Audiphone
Audiphone Au"di*phone, n. [L. audire to hear + Gr. ? sound.]
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound
to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or
less distinctly; a dentiphone.
Auxetophone
Auxetophone Aux*e"to*phone, n. [Gr. ? that may be increased +
? sound, voice.]
A pneumatic reproducer for a phonograph, controlled by the
recording stylus on the principle of the relay. It produces
much clearer and louder tones than does the ordinary
vibrating disk reproducer.
Biophotophone
Biophotophone Bi`o*pho"to*phone, n. [Gr. bi`os life + photo +
fwnh` sound, voice.]
An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so
that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the
appropriate sounds.
Dentiphone
Dentiphone Den"ti*phone, n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + Gr. ?
sound.]
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound
to the auditory nerve; an audiphone. --Knight.
Dictaphone
Dictaphone Dic"ta*phone, n. [Dictate + -phone, as in
telephone.]
A form of phonographic recorder and reproducer adapted for
use in dictation, as in business.
Ecphonema
Ecphonema Ec`pho*ne"ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a thing called out,
fr. ? to cry out; ? out + ? voice.] (Rhet.)
A breaking out with some interjectional particle.
EcphonemeEcphoneme Ec"pho*neme, n. [See Ecphonema.]
A mark (!) used to indicate an exclamation. --G. Brown. EcphonesisEcphonesis Ec`pho*ne"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See
Ecphonema.] (Rhet.)
An animated or passionate exclamation.
The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various.
--Gibbs. Electrophone
Electrophone E*lec"tro*phone, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? sound.]
(Physics)
An instrument for producing sound by means of electric
currents.
Epiphoneme
Epiphoneme E*piph"o*neme, n.
Epiphonema. [R.]
Gramophone
Gramophone Gram"o*phone, n. [Gr. ? a thing drawn or written
(fr. ? write) + -phone, as in telephone.]
An instrument for recording, preserving, and reproducing
sounds, the record being a tracing of a phonautograph etched
in some solid material. Reproduction is accomplished by means
of a system attached to an elastic diaphragm.
Graphophone
Graphophone Graph"o*phone, n. [Gr. ? to write + -phone, as in
telephone.]
A kind of photograph.
HomophoneHomophone Hom"o*phone, n. [Cf. F. homophone. See
Homophonous.]
1. A letter or character which expresses a like sound with
another. --Gliddon.
2. A word having the same sound as another, but differing
from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and
awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright. Kaleidophone
Kaleidophon Ka*lei"do*phon, Kaleidophone Ka*lei"do*phone,
[Gr. ? beautiful + ? appearance, form + ? sound.] (Physics.)
An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of
a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin
plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light
reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding
with the musical notes produced by the vibrations.
KinetophoneKinetophone Ki*ne"to*phone, n. [See Kinetic, Phone.]
A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph
synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying
sounds. Megaphone
Megaphone Meg"a*phone, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? voice.]
A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction
in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear
trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.
Metallophone
Metallophone Me*tal"lo*phone, n. [L. metallum metal + Gr. ?
sound.] (Music)
(a) An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars
instead of strings.
(b) An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic
instead of wooden bars.
Microphone
Microphone Mi"cro*phone, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? sound, voice: cf.
F. microphone.] (Physics)
An instrument for intensifying and making audible very feeble
sounds. It produces its effects by the changes of intensity
in an electric current, occasioned by the variations in the
contact resistance of conducting bodies, especially of
imperfect conductors, under the action of acoustic
vibrations.
Osteophone
Osteophone Os"te*o*phone, n. [Gr. ? bone + ? voice.]
An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through
the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by
persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the
nervous apparatus of hearing.
Phoneidoscope
Phoneidoscope Pho*nei"do*scope, n. [Phono- + Gr. ? form +
-scope.] (Physics)
An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by
optical means. It consists of a tube across the end of which
is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give
colored bands, the form and position of which are affected by
sonorous vibrations.
Phonetically
Phonetically Pho*net"ic*al*ly, adv.
In a phonetic manner.
Phonetician
Phonetician Pho`ne*ti"cian, n.
One versed in phonetics; a phonetist.
Phonetics
Phonetics Pho*net"ics, n.
1. The doctrine or science of sounds; especially those of the
human voice; phonology.
2. The art of representing vocal sounds by signs and written
characters.
Phonetism
Phonetism Pho"ne*tism, n.
The science which treats of vocal sounds. --J. Peile.
Phonetist
Phonetist Pho"ne*tist, n.
1. One versed in phonetics; a phonologist.
2. One who advocates a phonetic spelling.
Phonetization
Phonetization Pho`ne*ti*za"tion, n.
The act, art, or process of representing sounds by phonetic
signs.
Meaning of PHONE from wikipedia
- A
mobile phone or cell
phone is a
portable telephone that can make and
receive calls over a
radio frequency link
while the user is
moving within a telephone...
- A telephone,
colloquially referred to as a
phone, is a
telecommunications device that
permits two or more
users to
conduct a
conversation when they are...
- smartphone,
often simply called a
phone, is a
mobile device that
combines the
functionality of a
traditional mobile phone with
advanced computing capabilities...
- i
Phone is a line of
smartphones developed and
marketed by
Apple that run iOS, the company's own
mobile operating system. The first-generation i
Phone was...
- In broadcasting, a
phone-in or call-in is a
programme format in
which viewers or
listeners are
invited to air
their live
comments by telephone, usually...
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Windows Phone (WP) is a
discontinued mobile operating system developed by
Microsoft Mobile for
smartphones as the
replacement successor to
Windows Mobile...
- The
company manufactures four
different types, the No
Phone, No
Phone Zero, No
Phone Air, and No
Phone Selfie. The
solid bricks of
plastic are
marketed as...
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Telephone phobia (telephonophobia, telephobia,
phone phobia) is
reluctance or fear of
making or
taking phone calls, literally, "fear of telephones". It is...
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Phone hacking is the
practice of
exploring a
mobile device,
often using computer exploits to
analyze everything from the
lowest memory and CPU levels...
- delimiters. The term
phonation has
slightly different meanings depending on the
subfield of phonetics.
Among some phoneticians,
phonation is the
process by...
