| phonographically | In a phonographic manner; by means of phonograph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| phonographist | 1. One versed or skilled in phonography. 2. One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, the phonograph. See Phonograph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phonography | 1. A description of the laws of the human voice, or sounds uttered by the organs of speech. 2. A representation of sounds by distinctive characters; commonly, a system of shorthand writing invented by Isaac Pitman, or a modification of his system, much used by reporters. The consonants are represented by straight lines and curves; the vowels by dots and short dashes; but by skilled phonographers, in rapid work, most vowel marks are omitted, and brief symbols for common words and combinations of words are extensively employed. The following line is an example of phonography, in which all the sounds are indicated: "They also serve who only stand and wait." (Milton) 3. The art of constructing, or using, the phonograph. Origin: Phono-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phonolite | <chemical> A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite, hauynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when struck. Synonym: clinkstone. Origin: Phono-: cf. F. Phonolithe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phonological | Of or pertaining to phonology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phonologist | One versed in phonology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phonology | <study> The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds. Origin: Phono-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phonomania | <psychiatry> Rarely used term for a homicidal mania. Origin: G. Phonos, murder, + mania, frenzy (05 Mar 2000) |
| phonometer | <apparatus> An instrument for measuring sounds, as to their intensity, or the frequency of the vibrations. Origin: Phono-. (24 Mar 1998) |
| phonomotor | <physics> An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations of a sounding body. Origin: Phono- + -motor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phonomyoclonus | Clonic spasms of muscles in response to aural stimuli. Origin: phono-+ G. Mys, muscle, + klonos, tumult (05 Mar 2000) |
| phonomyography | The recording of the varying sounds made by contracting muscular tissue. Origin: phono-+ G. Mys, muscle, + graphe, drawing (05 Mar 2000) |
| phonopathy | Any disease of the vocal organs affecting speech. Origin: phono-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| phonophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of one's own voice, or of any sound. Origin: phono-+ G. Phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| phonophore | A form of binaural stethoscope with a bell-shaped chest piece into which project the recurved extremities of the sound tubes. Origin: phono-+ G. Phoros, carrying (05 Mar 2000) |