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waterphone

waterphone noun: an acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.

Noun

waterphone (plural waterphones)

  1. An acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
    • The listing for Loop 2.4.3 had promised that a waterphone would be featured.2009 June 23, Allan Kozinn, “Classical Tunes Come Down to the Streets for Impromptu Concerts”, in New York Times
  2. An instrument for detecting leaks in pipes by their sound, consisting of a rod attached to an earpiece.
    Synonyms:
    aquaphone

Synonyms of waterphone

Forms of waterphone

pluralwaterphones

Origin of waterphone

From water + -phone.

Questions about waterphone

What does waterphone mean?
Waterphone means an acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
What part of speech is waterphone?
Waterphone is a noun.
What is the plural of waterphone?
The plural of waterphone is waterphones.

Words near waterphone in the dictionary

  1. waternymphs
  2. waterologer
  3. waterologers
  4. waterpark
  5. waterparks
  6. waterphone
  7. waterphones
  8. waterpipe
  9. waterpipes
  10. waterplane
  11. waterplane coefficient

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