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kaleidophone

Meaning of "kaleidophone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KALEIDOPHONE

kəˈlaɪdəˌfəʊn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KALEIDOPHONE

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kaleidophone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KALEIDOPHONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of kaleidophone in the English dictionary

The definition of kaleidophone in the dictionary is an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone, consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KALEIDOPHONE

Anglophone · answerphone · chordophone · Dictaphone · earphone · gramophone · homophone · hydrophone · interphone · megaphone · mellophone · microphone · saxophone · sousaphone · speakerphone · stylophone · superphone · vibraphone · videophone · xylophone

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KALEIDOPHONE

kalam · kalamata olive · Kalamazoo · kalamdan · kalamkari · kalanchoe · Kalashnikov · Kalat · kale · kaleidoscope · kaleidoscopic · kaleidoscopically · kalends · Kalevala · kalewife · kaleyard · kaleyard school · Kalgan · Kalgoorlie · kali

WORDS THAT END LIKE KALEIDOPHONE

alto saxophone · camera phone · cameraphone · car phone · cell phone · cellphone · cellular phone · cellular telephone · Francophone · freephone · geophone · handphone · iPhone · mobile phone · payphone · Persephone · phone · radio microphone · smartphone · telephone · visiophone

Synonyms and antonyms of kaleidophone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «kaleidophone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KALEIDOPHONE

Find out the translation of kaleidophone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of kaleidophone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kaleidophone» in English.
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kaleidophone
1,325 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
570 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
510 millions of speakers
hi

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kaleidophone
380 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
280 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
278 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
270 millions of speakers
bn

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kaleidophone
260 millions of speakers
fr

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kaleidophone
220 millions of speakers
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Kaleidophone
190 millions of speakers
de

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Kaleidophon
180 millions of speakers
ja

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kaleidophone
130 millions of speakers
ko

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kaleidophone
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Kaleidophone
85 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
80 millions of speakers
ta

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கலைடோஃபோன்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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केलिडोफोन
75 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
70 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
65 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
50 millions of speakers
uk

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kaleidophone
40 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
30 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
15 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
14 millions of speakers
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kaleidophone
10 millions of speakers
no

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kaleidophone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kaleidophone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KALEIDOPHONE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kaleidophone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KALEIDOPHONE»

Discover the use of kaleidophone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kaleidophone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS: 1802-1875
Wheat- stone's name had appeared in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Institution' for 1827 as the author of a paper, 'Description of the Kaleidophone or Phonic Kaleidoscope: a new Philosophical Toy, for the Illustration of Several Interesting and ...
Brian Bowers, 2001
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Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music
THE. KALEIDOPHONE. squiggles. from. a. vibrating. rod. Despite the invention of equal temperament, scientists continued to investigate pure ratio harmonics. An interesting nineteenth— century precursor to the harmonograph was the ...
Anthony Ashton, 2003
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The Scientific Papers of Sir Charles Wheatstone
r Numbers of nodes 0 1 2 3 4 Bb5 6 FO + ftniihdn p Gtt2 D* D5- Numbers, the squares of which correspond with these sounds (2) <? 6 7 9 11 DESCRIPTION OF THE KALEIDOPHONE, OH PHONIC KALEIDOSCOPE Its uses, 21 — Description ...
Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1879
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Mechanics Magazine
THE KALEIDOPHONE, OR PHONIC KALEIDOSCOPE. In the " Philosophical Transactions for 1800," Dr. T. Young first brought the following remarkable phenomena into notice : — " Take one of the lowest strings of a square pianoforte , round ...
‎1828
5
Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ...
An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers, Metallurgists, Mine Proprietors, Engineers, Shipbuilders, Scientists, Capitalists ... Sholto Percy Perry Fairfax Nursey. THE KALEIDOPHONE. THE KAIEIDOPHONH.
Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey, 1828
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Perception and Illusion: Historical Perspectives
The kaleidoscope did lead to an important offshoot bearing a similar name—the phonic kaleidoscope or kaleidophone—which rendered visible the paths of rapidly vibrating rods. The kaleidophone was an extension of a method described by ...
N.J. Wade, 2006
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The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and Art
Description of the Kaleidophone, or Phonic Kaleidoscope ; a new Philosophical Toy, for the Illustration of several Interesting and Amusing Acoustical and Optical Phenomena. [Communicated by Mr. C. Wheatstone.] THE application of the ...
‎1827
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Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Science, Arts, and ...
So scattered are they, that I have searched in vs a for the original description of the Kaleidophone. light, reflected from the bead, describes a. curve expressing the resultant action. The ratio between the vibrations of the two parts of the wire can ...
‎1868
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Sound. A course of eight lectures delivered at the Royal ...
THE. KALEIDOPHONE. 153. of the spot is thrown upon the screen, the needle is then drawn aside, and suddenly liberated. The spot describes a ribbon of light, at first straight, but speedily opening out into an ellipse, passing into a circle, and ...
John TYNDALL (F.R.S.), 1869
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The Pendulum: Scientific, Historical, Philosophical and ...
1' heatstone's Kaleidophone 3 . ; . , . not a pendulum, per se, the motion of the kaleidophone discussed by es Wheatstone (Wheatstone 1827) is closely related. The kaleidophone conof a thin rod, clamped at one end. This could be set in ...
Michael R. Matthews, Colin F. Gauld, Arthur Stinner, 2006

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KALEIDOPHONE»

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Hot Kent group Kaleidophone silenced after thieves steal ALL the …
Indie quartet Kaleidophone - described by BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Patterson as “an English Vampire Weekend” - are now ... «Kent News, Jul 15»
2
Maidstone band Kaleidophone appeal for return of stolen instruments
Four-piece indie band Kaleidophone, made up of Al Holland, James Holland, Mark Thompson and Mark Wells, are next due to perform in ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
3
Music Week Presents: Kaleidophone
Alt-rockers Kaleidophone are a quartet from Maidstone, Kent who are on the cusp of releasing their long-awaited sophomore album Hero in ... «musicweek.com, May 15»
4
Brentwood community radio station Phoenix FM set to go digital
... chatting about her website Stroppy Teenagers, along with live music from Helen Connelly, Lanter of Badds, The Robes and Kaleidophone. «Brentwood Gazette, Apr 15»
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Foodies Festival at Clapham Common - preview
... to experience, an entertainment stage will show live music acts including indie-pop band Kaleidophone and R&B singer Gloria Miller. «Evening Standard, Jun 13»
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Bushy's TT music
On Monday (May 28), 7 Year Black Hole and UK band Kaleidophone will perform. Then, on Tuesday 29, it will be Cosmos and Monolith; ... «Isle of Man Today, May 12»
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