n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; voice. ] (Physics) An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Aëro- + Gr. &unr_; voice. ]
n. any one of two or more speech sounds that considered variants of the same phoneme.
n. (Mus.) The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. antiphonaire. See Antiphon. ] A book of antiphons. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. audire to hear + Gr. &unr_; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; that may be increased + &unr_; 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. [ obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Gr.
n. (Music) a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ L. dens, dentis, tooth + Gr.
n. [ Dictate + -phone, as in telephone. ] A form of phonographic recorder and reproducer adapted for use in dictation, as in business. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a thing called out, fr. &unr_; to cry out;
n. [ See Ecphonema. ] A mark (!) used to indicate an exclamation. G. Brown. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Ecphonema. ] (Rhet.) An animated or passionate exclamation. [ 1913 Webster ]
The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various. Gibbs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Electro- + Gr.
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr.
n. Epiphonema. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a thing drawn or written (fr. &unr_; write) + -phone, as in telephone. Originally a trademark. ] 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. This older term is almost completely replaced for modern devices by the word phonograph (or hi-fi), and technological changes have made the term sound antiquated, and it is usually used to refer to older non-electronic versions of the phonograph. [ obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; to write + -phone, as in telephone. ] A kind of photograph. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Cf. F. homophone. See Homophonous. ]
n. [ See Kinetic, Phone. ] A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds. It has been superseded by recording techniques allowing the sounds to be recorded directly on the motion-picture film. [ obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
n. A small microphone worn around the neck on a supporting string or chain. [ PJC ]
n. [ Mega- + Gr.
n. [ L. metallum metal + Gr. &unr_; sound. ] (Music)
n. [ Micro- + Gr.
n. [ Gr.
n.
n. [ Colloq. for Telephone. ]
v. t. To get or try to get into communication with, using a telephone;
E. T.
n. [ Phono- + Gr.
n. A radio or telephone program, or part of a program, during which the audience participates by telephone. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
pos>n. (Linguistics) One of a small set of speech sounds that are used by and distinguished by the speakers of a particular language. They are combined into
adj. (Linguistics) Of or pertaining to a phoneme;
n. (Linguistics) The study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes.
a. [ Gr.
Phonetic spelling,
adv. In a phonetic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One versed in phonetics; a phonetist. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. The science which treats of vocal sounds. J. Peile. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. The act, art, or process of representing sounds by phonetic signs. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To represent by phonetic signs. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Something or someone that is phoney.
a.
n. [ See Photograph; -phone. ] A device, consisting essentially of an electric arc and a camera, by which a series of photographs of the variations of the arc due to sound waves are obtained for reproduction by means of a selenium cell and a telephone. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Photo- + Gr.
n. A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced rēd or r&ebreve_;d. [ 1913 Webster ]