phonoscopen.

Brit.

/ˈfəʊnəskəʊp/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊnəˌskoʊp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: phono- comb. form, -scope comb. form.

Etymology: < phono- comb. form + -scope comb. form. With sense 4 compare earlier microphone n. 2.

†1. A form of stethoscope in which sound is conveyed independently (by separate tubes) to the two ears. Cf. stethophone n. Obsolete.

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stethoscope1820

otophone1839

otoscope1849

stethophone1858

phonoscope1859

hydrophone1860

thoracoscope1895

fetoscope1939

phonoscope1959

1859 Proc. Royal Soc. 1857–9 9 650 The differential stethophone,—or ‘Phonoscope’, as it might here perhaps be more correctly designated.

2. Any of various devices by means of which sound vibrations are converted into a visible form, graphical or electronic record, etc.

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the world > matter > physics > science of sound > vibration > instrument for analysing vibration > [noun] > with visible output

phonautograph1859

phonoscope1868

time marker1869

phonograph1875

phoneidoscope1878

harmonograph1879

tonophant1895

vibrograph1904

1868 Sci. Amer. 6 June 356/1 Many other illustrations of acoustical phenomena at once suggest themselves. I hope shortly to publish some further applications of this novel phonoscope.—W. F. B[arrett].

1878 Proc. Royal Soc. 27 362 This arrangement supplied me with an extremely delicate phonoscope or sound detector.

1952 Hispania 35 436/1 This filmstrip is synchronized..by using a standard projector and record player or by use of the Phonoscope.

1963 PMLA 78 138/1 The phonoscope recorded the syllable as not long.

2003 Global News Wire (Asia Africa Intelligence Wire) (Nexis) 16 May The intercept was of low quality and the phonoscope examination was unable to confirm that the recorded voices were those of [specified individuals].

†3. An apparatus for testing the quality of the strings of musical instruments. Obsolete. rare.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > accessories > [noun] > for checking strings

phonoscope1875

string-gauge1876

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1678/1 Phonoscope, an apparatus for testing the quality of musical strings, invented by M. Koenig, and shown at the International Exhibition, in 1862.

†4. = microphone n. 2. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > microphone

carbon transmitter1878

microphone1878

carbon microphone1879

pantelephone1881

phonoscope1890

mike1911

condenser microphone1921

magnetophone1922

radio microphone1922

ionophone1924

crystal microphone1925

ribbon microphone1925

radio mike1926

laryngophone1927

velocity microphone1931

ribbon mike1933

pressure microphone1934

bug1936

eight ball1937

ribbon1937

throat microphone1937

throat mike1937

rifle microphone1938

parabolic microphone1939

lip microphone1941

intercept1942

spike mike1950

spy-mike1955

spy-microphone1960

mic1961

rifle mike1961

gun microphone1962

spike microphone1962

shotgun microphone1968

Lavallière1972

wire1973

sneaky1974

multi-mikes1990

1890 Cent. Dict. Phonoscope, same as microphone.

5. Medicine.

a. An instrument for producing a graphic record of the heart sounds. Cf. earlier phonendoscope n. disused. rare.

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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > specific measuring or recording > [noun] > specific measuring or recording instruments

pelvimeter1779

labimeter1785

pulmometer1814

neurometer1818

cardiometer1827

pneumatometer1832

lithometer1842

urinometer1843

spirometer1846

labidometer1848

paedometer1848

stethometer1850

pneumometer1853

psychograph1854

aesthesiometer1857

stethogoniometer1858

respirometer1859

anapnometer1860

chest-measurer1862

cardiograph1866

cyrtometer1867

myograph1867

myographion1867

pneumograph1868

anapnograph1870

polygraph1871

pneumatograph1874

pelycometer1875

baraesthesiometer1876

stetho-cardiograph1876

stethograph1876

haemocytometer1877

tambour1877

thoracometer1877

audiometer1879

tropometer1881

inspirometer1882

oncograph1882

oncometer1882

septometer1882

kinesimeter1885

pneograph1888

kinaesthesiometer1890

parturiometer1890

pneometer1890

spirograph1890

tonograph1890

pelvigraph1892

phrenograph1893

profilometer1895

calibrator1900

tremograph1904

urinopyknometer1905

adaptometer1907

phonoscope1908

electrocardiograph1910

phonocardiograph1913

arthrometer1918

pneumotachograph1926

cystometer1927

cardiotachometer1928

encephalograph1934

electroencephalograph1935

ballistocardiograph1938

phonoelectrocardioscope1942

electromyograph1944

pupillograph1951

statometer1957

pneumotach1961

magnetocardiograph1963

1908 Lancet 30 May 1584/2 Professor Weiss and Dr. Joachim (Königsberg) showed an apparatus called the Phonoscope which reproduced the heart murmurs and sounds.

1912 Lancet 2 Mar. 608/1 Five of the eighteen pages of their article (The Registration of the Heart Sounds and Murmurs by Means of the Phonoscope, and their Relation to the Electro-cardiogram).

b. In full twin phonoscope A type of otoscope (otoscope n. 1) consisting of the united earpiece sections of two stethoscopes. disused. rare.

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