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phonomotor

phonomotor noun: an instrument in which motion is produced by sound waves.

Noun

phonomotor (plural phonomotors)

  1. (historical) An instrument in which motion is produced by sound waves.

Forms of phonomotor

pluralphonomotors

Origin of phonomotor

From phono- + motor.

Questions about phonomotor

What does phonomotor mean?
Phonomotor means an instrument in which motion is produced by sound waves.
What part of speech is phonomotor?
Phonomotor is a noun.
What is the plural of phonomotor?
The plural of phonomotor is phonomotors.

Words near phonomotor in the dictionary

  1. phonomime
  2. phonomimes
  3. phonomimesis
  4. phonomimetic
  5. phonomimic
  6. phonomotor
  7. phonomotors
  8. phonomyogram
  9. phonomyograms
  10. phonomyography
  11. phonon

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