topophone

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noun

A double ear trumpet for estimating the direction from which sounds proceed, formerly used by navigators.

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Meanings

nountopophone (plural topophones)

plural topophones

  1. A double ear trumpet for estimating the direction from which sounds proceed, formerly used by navigators.

Origin

From topo- + -phone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

optophone
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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