Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waterphone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-phone
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

An instrument for detecting leaks in pipes by their sound, consisting of a rod attached to an earpiece.

Example Sentences

"The listing for Loop 2.4.3 had promised that a waterphone would be featured."

Etymology

From water + -phone.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: water

Inflected Forms

waterphones (plural)

Synonyms

aquaphone

Questions

What does waterphone mean?: 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.
Where does waterphone come from?: From water + -phone.

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