phoneidoscope

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noun

An instrument for studying sound waves by optical means. It consists of a tube across whose end is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give coloured bands, whose form and position are affected by sound vibrations.

OriginAncient Greek εἶδος →
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Meanings

nounphoneidoscope (plural phoneidoscopes)

plural phoneidoscopes

  1. An instrument for studying sound waves by optical means. It consists of a tube across whose end is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give coloured bands, whose form and position are affected by sound vibrations.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekεἶδος“sight”
  2. Englishphoneidoscope

From phono- + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “sight”) + -scope.

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APA

phoneidoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoneidoscope

MLA

“phoneidoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoneidoscope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phoneidoscope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phoneidoscope.

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