pyrophone

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noun

a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by flames of gas in tubes of different length

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Meanings

nounpyrophone (plural pyrophones)

plural pyrophones

  1. entertainmenta musical instrument in which the sound is produced by flames of gas in tubes of different length

Origin

From pyro- + -phone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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