pistonphone

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noun

An acoustic calibrator based on a piston pushing on a fixed volume of air.

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Meanings

nounpistonphone (plural pistonphones)

plural pistonphones

  1. An acoustic calibrator based on a piston pushing on a fixed volume of air.

Origin

From piston + -phone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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