lithophone
[ lith-uh-fohn ]
/ ˈlɪθ əˌfoʊn /
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noun
a Chinese stone chime consisting of 16 stone slabs hung in two rows and struck with a hammer.
Nearby words
- lithometeor,
- lithonephritis,
- lithopedion,
- lithophane,
- lithophile,
- lithophyte,
- lithopone,
- lithoprint,
- lithops,
- lithoscope
Origin of lithophone
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for lithophone
A temple-cavern vaster than Ellora with a giant 'lithophone' for organ!