English dictionary · noun

hydrophone

a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone

Meaning and definitions

1. a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone

Connected roots

• hydr-

  water

• phon-

  sound, voice

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• telephone

  a device that transmits speech over distances by converting sound to signals

• hydrogen

  a colorless, odorless gas that is the lightest chemical element

• microphone

  an instrument for converting sound waves into electrical energy

• saxophone

  A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

• phonetic

  Relating to the sounds of spoken language.

• megaphone

  a cone-shaped device for amplifying and directing the voice

• phonograph

  A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.

• phonology

  The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.

• dehydrate

  to remove water from; to lose a large amount of water from the body

• hydrazine

  A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.

• hydrography

  The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.

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