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Galton's whistle

Galton's whistle noun: synonym of dog whistle (“high-pitched whistle”).

Noun

Galton's whistle (plural Galton's whistles)

  1. Synonym of dog whistle (“high-pitched whistle”).
    Synonyms:
    dog whistle

Synonyms of Galton's whistle

Forms of Galton's whistle

pluralGalton's whistles
alternative formGalton whistle

Origin of Galton's whistle

It was invented in 1876 by Francis Galton.

Questions about Galton's whistle

What does Galton's whistle mean?
Galton's whistle means synonym of dog whistle (“high-pitched whistle”).
What part of speech is Galton's whistle?
Galton's whistle is a noun.
What is the plural of Galton's whistle?
The plural of Galton's whistle is Galton's whistles.

Words near Galton's whistle in the dictionary

  1. Galton boards
  2. Galton box
  3. Galton boxes
  4. Galton whistle
  5. Galton's problem
  6. Galton's whistle
  7. Galton's whistles
  8. Galton-Watson process
  9. Galton-Watson processes
  10. galtonia
  11. Galtonian

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