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waterphones

waterphones is the plural of waterphone.

Meaning of waterphone

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

Questions about waterphones

What is waterphones the plural of?
Waterphones is the plural of waterphone.

Words near waterphones in the dictionary

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

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