phon-, phono-, -phone, -phonia, -phonic, -phonetic, -phonous, -phonically, -phonetically, -phony +
(Greek: sound, voice, speech, tone)
This phono-, phon- should not be confused with another phono-, phon- that means "slaughter, murder, homicide". In Greek, a distinction is made between the phonos (PHOH nohs), "murder", which is spelled with the Greek letter omicron in the last syllable; and the Greek phonos (phoh NOHS), "voice", which is spelled with the letter omega in the last syllable. Both omicron and omega became the letter "o" in English.
tympanophony
1. A sensation of ringing in the ears.
2. Sensation of sound in one or both ears usually associated with disease in the middle ear, the inner ear, or the central auditory apparatus leading to hearing one's own breath sounds and other physiological sounds; such as, ringing, buzzing, or whistling.
uniphonous
Producing only one kind of sound.
variphone
One of two or more sounds used interchangeably by the same speaker in the same phonetic context.
vibraphone
A percussion instrument consisting of a series of metal bars, arranged as in a xylophone, and characterized by the vibrato that can be given to the notes, an effect produced either by electrically rotated vanes in the tube resonators under the bars or electronically.
videophone, videotelephone
A telephone incorporating a television screen on which the other person may be seen.
visualphone
The ability to see and hear the phone when it rings. Ideal for the hard of hearing and partially sighted.
vitaphone
An early process of sound film recording in which the sound track is recorded on discs and played in synchronization with the projection of the film; also, sound films made by this method. It is now no longer used.
xenophonia
A strange speech defect marked by an alteration in accent and intonation.
xerophonia
Dry voice which may be caused by pancreatic dysfunction as in diabetes mellitus.
xylophone, xylophonic
1. A musical instrument consisting of a row of wooden bars of different lengths that are laid out like a keyboard and produce a tone when struck with a mallet.
2. A musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of flat wooden bars, played by striking with a small hammer or by rubbing with rosined gloves.
xylophonist
One who plays a xylophone.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.":
cit-;
clam-;
dic-;
English Words: Origins and Histories;
fa-;
-farious;
glosso-;
glotto-;
lalo-;
linguo-;
locu-;
logo-;
loqu-;
mythico-;
-ology;
ora-;
-phasia;
-phemia;
phras-;
Quotes: Language,Part 1;
Quotes: Language, Part 2;
Quotes: Language, Part 3;
serm-;
tongue;
voc-.
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