Words Containing PHON

Here's the list of all the 581 Words Containing PHON in the English Language.

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phone
1. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
2. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
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telephone
1. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
2. transmitting speech at a distance
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polyphonic
1. having two or more phonetic values
2. of or relating to or characterized by polyphony
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symphony
1. a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
2. a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
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telephony
1. transmitting speech at a distance
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microphone
1. device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
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smartphone
1. a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones
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cellphone
1. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
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headphone
1. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
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saxophone
1. a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
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monophonic
1. designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
2. consisting of a single melodic line
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phonics
1. teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values
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symphonic
1. relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony
2. harmonious in sound
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speakerphone
1. a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time
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phonetic
1. of or relating to speech sounds
2. of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds
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phony
1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
2. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
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colophon
1. a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)
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phonological
1. of or relating to phonology
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earphone
1. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
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phonology
1. the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
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gryphon
1. winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
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phonetics
1. the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
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gramophone
1. an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
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phonograph
1. machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
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siphon
1. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
2. move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
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saxophonist
1. a musician who plays the saxophone
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euphonium
1. a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family
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xylophone
1. a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
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phonic
1. pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading
2. relating to speech
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phonemic
1. of or relating to phonemes of a particular language
2. by phonemics
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phoneme
1. (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
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polyphony
1. music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
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megaphone
1. a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
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telephonic
1. of or relating to telephony
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polyphone
1. a letter that has two or more pronunciations
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cacophony
1. a loud harsh or strident noise
2. loud confusing disagreeable sounds
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vibraphone
1. a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
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syphon
1. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
2. a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube
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phon
1. a unit of subjective loudness
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phoney
1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
2. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
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phonetically
1. by phonetics
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radiotelephone
1. telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
2. a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables
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