phonoscope

[foh-nuh-skohp]

noun

1. an instrument for making visible the motions or properties of a sounding body.

2. a device for testing the quality of strings for musical instruments.

phonoscope

/ ˈfəʊnəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. a device that renders visible the vibrations of sound waves

Word History and Origins

Origin of phonoscope¹

First recorded in 1880–85; phono- + -scope

Example Sentences

Reversing the process, beautiful flashes of light have been produced from musical vibrations by the phonophote of M. Coulon and the phonoscope of Henry Edmunds.

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