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phonautograph

UK/fənɔːtəɡɹɑːf//fənɔtəɡɹæf/

phonautograph noun: a device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form.

Noun

phonautograph (plural phonautographs)

  1. (historical) A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form.

phonautograph meaning in Tamil

phonautograph in Tamil

ஒலியலைப்பதிவுக்கருவி

Forms of phonautograph

pluralphonautographs

Origin of phonautograph

From phono- + auto- + -graph.

Questions about phonautograph

What does phonautograph mean?
Phonautograph means a device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form.
What is phonautograph in Tamil?
Phonautograph in Tamil is ஒலியலைப்பதிவுக்கருவி. See Phonautograph meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phonautograph?
Phonautograph is a noun.
How do you pronounce phonautograph?
Phonautograph is pronounced /fənɔːtəɡɹɑːf/ (UK).
What is the plural of phonautograph?
The plural of phonautograph is phonautographs.

Words near phonautograph in the dictionary

  1. phonatome
  2. phonatomes
  3. phonatory
  4. phonautogram
  5. phonautograms
  6. phonautograph
  7. phonautographic
  8. phonautographically
  9. phonautographs
  10. phone
  11. phone ahead

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phonautograph (page history and authors); phonautograph (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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