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phonoscope

[ foh-nuh-skohp ]

noun

  1. an instrument for making visible the motions or properties of a sounding body.
  2. a device for testing the quality of strings for musical instruments.


phonoscope

/ ˈfəʊnəˌskəʊp /

noun

  1. a device that renders visible the vibrations of sound waves
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phonoscope1

First recorded in 1880–85; phono- + -scope
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Example Sentences

Reversing the process, beautiful flashes of light have been produced from musical vibrations by the phonophote of M. Coulon and the phonoscope of Henry Edmunds.

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