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pyrophone

pyrophone noun: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by flames of gas in tubes of different length.

Noun

pyrophone (plural pyrophones)

  1. a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by flames of gas in tubes of different length

Forms of pyrophone

pluralpyrophones

Origin of pyrophone

From pyro- + -phone.

Questions about pyrophone

What does pyrophone mean?
Pyrophone means a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by flames of gas in tubes of different length.
What part of speech is pyrophone?
Pyrophone is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrophone?
The plural of pyrophone is pyrophones.

Words near pyrophone in the dictionary

  1. pyrophobe
  2. pyrophobes
  3. pyrophobia
  4. pyrophobic
  5. pyrophobics
  6. pyrophone
  7. pyrophones
  8. pyrophore
  9. pyrophores
  10. pyrophoric
  11. pyrophoric alloy

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