phonoscope

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noun

A device that shows images demonstrating the movement of a person's face as they speak.

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Meanings

nounphonoscope (plural phonoscopes)

plural phonoscopes

  1. A device that shows images demonstrating the movement of a person's face as they speak.
  2. historicalAn early kind of microphone.

Origin

From phono- + -scope.

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Cite this entry
APA

phonoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonoscope

MLA

“phonoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonoscope.

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