| 单词 | acoustic horn |
| 释义 | acoustic horn in British English (əˈkuːstɪk hɔːn) noun physics another name for horn (sense 16a) horn in British English (hɔːn) noun 1. either of a pair of permanent outgrowths on the heads of cattle, antelopes, sheep, etc, consisting of a central bony core covered with layers of keratin ▶ Related adjectives: corneous, keratoid2. the outgrowth from the nasal bone of a rhinoceros, consisting of a mass of fused hairs 3. any hornlike projection or process, such as the eyestalk of a snail 4. the antler of a deer 5. a. the constituent substance, mainly keratin, of horns, hooves, etc b. (in combination) horn-rimmed spectacles 6. a container or device made from this substance or an artificial substitute a shoe horn a drinking horn 7. an object or part resembling a horn in shape, such as the points at either end ofa crescent, the point of an anvil, the pommel of a saddle, or a cornucopia 8. a primitive musical wind instrument made from the horn of an animal 9. any musical instrument consisting of a pipe or tube of brass fitted with a mouthpiece, with or without valves hunting horn, French horn, cor anglais10. jazz slang any wind instrument 11. a. a device for producing a warning or signalling noise b. (in combination) a foghorn 12. US, Canadian and Australian an informal name for telephone 13. (usually plural) the hornlike projection attributed to certain devils, deities, etc 14. (usually plural) the imaginary hornlike parts formerly supposed to appear on the forehead of a cuckold 15. Also called: horn balance an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control 16. a. Also called: acoustic horn, exponential horn a hollow conical device coupled to the diaphragm of a gramophone to control the direction and quality of the sound b. any such device used to spread or focus sound, such as the device attached to an electrical loudspeaker in a public address system c. Also called: horn antenna a microwave aerial, formed by flaring out the end of a waveguide 17. geology another name for pyramidal peak 18. a stretch of land or water shaped like a horn 19. British vulgar, slang an erection of the penis 20. Bible a symbol of power, victory, or success in my name shall his horn be exalted 21. blow one's horn 22. draw in one's horns 23. on the horns of a dilemma verb (transitive) 24. to provide with a horn or horns 25. to gore or butt with a horn Derived forms hornless (ˈhornless) adjective hornlessness (ˈhornlessness) noun hornlike (ˈhornˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English; related to Old Norse horn, Gothic haurn, Latin cornu horn |
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