a cone-shaped device used to amplify and direct a person's voice.
mega+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesa musical instrument made of brass, with a single reed and a curved metal body, played by blowing into it and pressing keys to change the pitch.
sax+o+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
a system for talking to someone else over long distances using wires or radio; a piece of equipment used for this.
tele+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
an instrument for converting sound waves into electrical energy variations, which may then be amplified, transmitted, or recorded.
micro+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
a small device that fits in or over the ear, used for listening to sound from a radio, music player, or other electronic device.
ear+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
a device with a part to cover each ear through which you can listen to music, radio broadcasts, etc. without other people hearing
head+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
a musical instrument consisting of a set of flat wooden bars of different lengths that you hit with a pair of small wooden hammers
xylo+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
Using English as a primary or native language.
anglo+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
a large brass musical instrument of the tuba family, with a wide bell that faces forward over the player's shoulder, used especially in marching bands.
sousa+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
A musical instrument like a xylophone but with metal bars and a motor-driven mechanism that produces a vibrato effect.
vibr+a+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
Using French as a primary or official language, or speaking French fluently.
franco+phone
Shared component: phone · sound
gramophoneExtended relation
An old-fashioned type of record player that uses a needle to play music from a flat disc.
gram+o+phone
Extended relation: phone · sound
hydrophoneExtended relation
A microphone designed to detect sound waves underwater.
hydro+phone
Extended relation: phone · sound
interphoneExtended relation
A telephone system for communication between rooms or areas within a building, vehicle, or small complex.
inter+phone
Extended relation: phone · sound
phone-lineExtended relation
A physical wire or cable used to transmit telephone signals.
phone+line
Extended relation: phone · sound