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Meaning of "photophonic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOPHONIC

photophonic  [ˌfəʊtəˈfɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOPHONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Photophonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PHOTOPHONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of photophonic in the English dictionary

The definition of photophonic in the dictionary is of, relating to, or having the properties of a photophone.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOPHONIC


allophonic
ˌæləˈfɒnɪk
anglophonic
ˌæŋɡləˈfɒnɪk
aphonic
əˈfɒnɪk
cacophonic
ˌkækəˈfɒnɪk
cataphonic
ˌkætəˈfɒnɪk
diaphonic
ˌdaɪəˈfɒnɪk
dodecaphonic
ˌdəʊdɛkəˈfɒnɪk
electrophonic
ɪˌlektrəˈfɒnɪk
gramophonic
ˌɡræməˈfɒnɪk
homophonic
ˌhɒməˈfɒnɪk
idiophonic
ˌɪdɪəˈfɒnɪk
megaphonic
ˌmɛɡəˈfɒnɪk
microphonic
ˌmaɪkrəˈfɒnɪk
paraphonic
ˌpærəˈfɒnɪk
quadraphonic
ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪk
quadrophonic
ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪk
saxophonic
ˌsæksəˈfɒnɪk
stereophonic
ˌstɛrɪəˈfɒnɪk
videophonic
ˌvɪdɪəˈfɒnɪk
xylophonic
ˌzaɪləˈfɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOPHONIC

photoperiodism
photophase
photophil
photophilic
photophilous
photophily
photophobe
photophobia
photophobic
photophone
photophony
photophore
photophoreses
photophoresis
photopia
photopic
photoplay
photopolymer
photopositive
photoproduct

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOPHONIC

autochthonic
benthonic
Brythonic
chthonic
cinchonic
dysphonic
electronic
euphonic
monophonic
phonic
phosphonic
polyphonic
pythonic
quadriphonic
radiophonic
radiotelephonic
siphonic
symphonic
tautophonic
telephonic
typhonic

Synonyms and antonyms of photophonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «photophonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOPHONIC

Find out the translation of photophonic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of photophonic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «photophonic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

photophonic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

photophonic
570 millions of speakers

English

photophonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

photophonic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

photophonic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

photophonic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

photophonic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

photophonic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

photophonic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Photophonic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

photophonic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

photophonic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

photophonic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Photophonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

photophonic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

photophonic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोटोफोनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

photophonic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

photophonic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

photophonic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

photophonic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

photophonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

photophonic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

photophonic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

photophonic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

photophonic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of photophonic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOPHONIC»

The term «photophonic» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.840 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOPHONIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «photophonic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «photophonic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOPHONIC»

Discover the use of photophonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to photophonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mining and Scientific Press
Byfignmr "The photophonic lector is nothing more nor less than an endeavor to have professors as well as other people profit by the marvelous latter-day inventions such as the photographic camera, the telephone, and the phonograph . Almost ...
‎1911
2
The Audible Past: Cultural Origins of Sound Reproduction
Another patent drawing for photophonic receiver, 1881 232 39. Speaking to the photophone, 1884 233 40. Listening to the photophone, 1884 233 41. Telephone drawings from Alexander Graham Bell's notebooks, 1876 234 42a-b. Posters for  ...
Jonathan Sterne, 2003
3
Harmony and Dissent: Film and Avant-garde Art Movements in ...
The Photophonic Book, which was created Illl'II:l 5.I.I'I'IOSflV 5H.I. GNV IIIISINHHGOIIII - MODERNISM AND THE ABSOLUTE FILM - in 1902 by V. Precursors of the Absolute Cinema: The Colour Organ and the Lichtspiel Q U1.
R. Bruce Elder, 2008
4
The selenium cell: its properties and applications
Bell's Original Photophone 246 206. Photophonic Transmitter with Condensing Lens . . . 246 207. Polarized Light Transmitter Controlled by Electromagnetic Action on Plane of Polarization ..... 247 208. Jamieson's Transmission by Manometric ...
George Philip Barnard, 1930
5
The patent history of the phonograph, 1877-1912: a source book
... [Paper cylinder] 235,120 Photophonic Transmitter 235,199 App. for Signaling ft Communicating: "Photophone" 235.496 Photophone Transmitter 235.497 Selenium-Cell [Photophonic receiver/parabolic] 235,590 Selenium-Cell [ Photophonic ...
Allen Koenigsberg, 1991
6
Popular Science
We have not had opportunity of testing the limit to which this photophonic influence can be extended, but we have spoken to and from points two hundred and thirteen metres apart ; and there seems no reason to doubt that the results will be ...
7
British Television: The Formative Years
Consequently, in the application of the device for television purposes such a steady component would decrease the contrast range of a reproduced picture, whereas in photophonic uses the d.c. component would be unresponsive in producing ...
R. W. Burns, 1986
8
Popular Science
Bell and Tainter in radiophony, M. Mercadier, in Paris, without any knowledge of what they had done, announced that he had been able to reproduce the sounds of speaking and singing upon the photophonic receiver, not only with the light of  ...
9
Back to Methuselah
... Minister of Health, and that I protest against the vulgar color prejudice which disparages her great ability and her eminent services to the State. My relations with her are purely telephonic, gramophonic, photophonic, and, may I add, platonic.
George Bernard Shaw, 2010
10
Free-Space Laser Communications: Principles and Advances
A.G. Bell and S. Tainter, "Photophone transmitter," in US Pat. 235,496, 1880. 50. A.G. Bell, "On the Production and Reproduction of Sound by Light," Am. J. Sci., 3rd Series, XX, 305-324(1880). 51. A.G. Bell and S. Tainter, "Photophonic receiver ...
Arun K. Majumdar, Jennifer C Ricklin, 2010

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOPHONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term photophonic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Alexander Graham Bell Made a Wireless Phone That Ran on …
... our huge diaphragm-mirror photophonic transmitter.” The photophone didn't work well by the light of a kerosene lamp, and by the late 1890s, ... «Motherboard, Jun 14»
2
Link Ink: Yoda Sketchbooks, Professor Batman and Iron Man …
... trying to say that this sketch book sucks. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to this sketch book. And so forth. [Photophonic]. «Comics Alliance, Apr 10»
3
Future of Sound: The sound of science
Just as alarming, The Photophonic Experiment collaboration involved making music out of high-voltage sparks. For Sykes, such cooperation is ... «Independent, Jan 07»

REFERENCE
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