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topophone

topophone noun: a double ear trumpet for estimating the direction from which sounds proceed, formerly used by navigators.

Noun

topophone (plural topophones)

  1. A double ear trumpet for estimating the direction from which sounds proceed, formerly used by navigators.

Forms of topophone

pluraltopophones

Origin of topophone

From topo- + -phone.

Questions about topophone

What does topophone mean?
Topophone means a double ear trumpet for estimating the direction from which sounds proceed, formerly used by navigators.
What part of speech is topophone?
Topophone is a noun.
What is the plural of topophone?
The plural of topophone is topophones.

Words near topophone in the dictionary

  1. Topoozian
  2. Topoozians
  3. topophilia
  4. topophilic
  5. topophobia
  6. topophone
  7. topophones
  8. topophotomap
  9. topophotomaps
  10. Topor
  11. Topors

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