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Meaning of "pyrophone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PYROPHONE

pyrophone  [ˈpaɪrəʊˌfəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYROPHONE

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determiner
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Pyrophone 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 PYROPHONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pyrophone

Pyrophone

A pyrophone, also known as a "fire/explosion organ" or "fire/explosion calliope" is a musical instrument in which notes are sounded by explosions, or similar forms of rapid combustion, rapid heating, or the like. It was invented by Georges Frédéric Eugène Kastner.

Definition of pyrophone in the English dictionary

The definition of pyrophone in the dictionary is a musical instrument whose sound originates from the explosion of hydrogen flames.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYROPHONE


cellphone
ˈsɛlˌfəʊn
earphone
ˈɪəˌfəʊn
Francophone
ˈfræŋkəʊˌfəʊn
freephone
ˈfriːˌfəʊn
geophone
ˈdʒiːəʊˌfəʊn
gramophone
ˈɡræməˌfəʊn
handphone
ˈhændˌfəʊn
interphone
ˈɪntəˌfəʊn
iPhone
ˈaɪˌfəʊn
megaphone
ˈmɛɡəˌfəʊn
microphone
ˈmaɪkrəˌfəʊn
payphone
ˈpeɪˌfəʊn
photophone
ˈfəʊtəʊˌfəʊn
radiophone
ˈreɪdɪəʊˌfəʊn
saxophone
ˈsæksəˌfəʊn
smartphone
ˈsmɑːtˌfəʊn
speakerphone
ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn
sphygmophone
ˈsfɪɡməʊˌfəʊn
telephone
ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn
visiophone
ˈvɪzɪəʊˌfəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYROPHONE

pyrometrical
pyrometrically
pyrometry
pyromorphite
pyrone
pyronine
pyroninophilic
pyrope
pyrophobia
pyrophobic
pyrophoric
pyrophorous
pyrophorus
pyrophosphate
pyrophosphoric acid
pyrophotometer
pyrophotometry
pyrophyllite
pyroscope
pyrosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE PYROPHONE

alto saxophone
Anglophone
answerphone
camera phone
cameraphone
car phone
cell phone
cellular phone
cellular telephone
Dictaphone
homophone
hone
hydrophone
mobile phone
Persephone
phone
radio microphone
sousaphone
superphone
vibraphone
videophone

Synonyms and antonyms of pyrophone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pyrophone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PYROPHONE

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The translations of pyrophone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pyrophone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pyrophone
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pyrophone
570 millions of speakers

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pyrophone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pyrophone
380 millions of speakers
ar

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pyrophone
280 millions of speakers

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pyrophone
278 millions of speakers

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pyrophone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pyrophone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pyrophone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pyrophone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pyrophon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pyrophone
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pyrophone
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pyrophone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pyrophone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pyrophone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पायफोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pyrophone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pyrophone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pyrophone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pyrophone
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pyrophone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pyrophone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pyrophone
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pyrophone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pyrophone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pyrophone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PYROPHONE»

The term «pyrophone» is barely ever used and occupies the 199.194 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PYROPHONE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYROPHONE»

Discover the use of pyrophone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pyrophone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Popular Science
From a practical point of view, the numerous experiments effected by M. Kastner during several years have resulted in the construction of a musical apparatus of an entirely new principle, to which he has given the name of Pyrophone (Fig.
2
Summer of Love: Psychedelic Art, Social Crisis and ...
Kastner used the phenomenon of'singing flames' and around 1870 developed an instrument in which coloured light caused sounds to be heard. His 'pyrophone'. as it was known. used burning gas in glass tubes of different lengths to produce ...
Christoph Grunenberg, Jonathan Harris, Jonathan P. Harris, 2005
3
New Techniques for Managing Audio-to-video Translation
He constructed his own instrument known as the Pyrophone that released flaming gas jets into crystal tubes to produce both visual displays and sounds similar to the human voice, piano, or full orchestra. According to Helmar Schramm (2005): ...
Mikyung Kim, 2008
4
The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science
Improvements in musical instruments named the Pyrophone. John Garrett Tongue, of the firm of Tongue and Birbeck, patent agents and engineers, 34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, Middlesex. ( A commication from George Eugene ...
William Crookes, 1774
5
The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science
Improvements in musical instruments named the pyrophone. John Garrett Tongue, of the firm of Tongue and Birbeck, patent agents and engineers, 34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, Middlesex. (A commication from George Eugene ...
‎1774
6
Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science
Improvements in musical instruments named the Pyrophone. John Garrett Tongue, of the firm of Tongue and Birbeck, patent agents and engineers, 34, Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane, Middlesex. (A commication from George Eugene ...
‎1774
7
Theatrephile
and had contacts with many important people who would be prepared to listen to him. She approached Dunant and offered him 50,000 francs if he could popularise the pyrophone. This was a commission which the impoverished Dunant was ...
‎1984
8
The Musical Standard: A Newspaper for Musicians, ...
In order to illustrate this principle, M. Kastner has invented an appliance, christened the Pyrophone, constructed somewhat after the manner of a small organ. It has three manuals, and an octave of keys, which communicate by means of ...
‎1873
9
Experimental Musical Instruments
"Bastiaan Maris: Hot Pipes," by Paul Burwell: a description of the Large Hot Pipe Organ, a large-scale computer-controlled pyrophone whose sounds come not from standing waves set up by a continuous heat source, but rather from controlled ...
‎1996
10
Catalogue of the Special Loan Collection of Scientific ...
The great pyrophone, which this model represents, has three octaves, like those of a piano, and is composed of a series of glass tubes, similar to organ pipes, of different lengths and dimensions, in which gas jets burn. A very simple ...
Anon, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYROPHONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pyrophone is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Not My Job: Trombone Shorty Gets Quizzed On Obscure Musical …
... the Windrush flute, which was played by the flow of air created by jumping off a high place - concerts were very brief; or C, the Pyrophone, a gasoline powered ... «NPR, Mar 15»
2
SO Festival set to transform Spilsby
Pyrophones, an elaborate art installation that shoots balls of flame into the sky while creating a musical sound and rhythm, was created by Mark Anderson and ... «Skegness Standard, Jul 14»
3
Prada presents “Art or Sound” exhibition in Venice
... automata, including the birdcage clocks of Swiss craftsman Pierre Jaquet-Droz, and the automatic instruments of the 19th century, among them the pyrophone. «HGIssue, Jun 14»
4
Fondazione Prada Examines Sound As Art In a New Exhibition In …
Visitors are encouraged to touch and play individual displays, including a pyrophone, a pianolike machine built in the 1870s that emits tones when propane gas ... «Architectural Digest, Jun 14»
5
'Art or Sound' is the Prada Foundation's new synaesthetic Venice show
'Pyrophone' by Georges Frédéric Kastner, circa 1876. Photography: Attilio Maranzano. Courtesy of Fondazione Prada. In the foreground: 'Chiming Clock with ... «wallpaper.com, Jun 14»
6
Terraforma, come sostenere la cultura
Mostrerò diversi esempi di esperimenti musicali inusuali e strumenti dimenticati, dall'arpa eolia al pyrophone (un organo a vapore simile al calliope). «La Repubblica, Jun 14»
7
TED2014 Speaks Up With DPA Microphones
... from the props and scenery on set, such as chalkboards during presentations, a fire organ for a pyrophone performance or a target being hit by an archer.”. «Live Design, Apr 14»
8
Stella Artois wants you to hear your beer
To play the pyrophone is literally playing with fire: turning up the flames heats the air within its organ-like tubes, which in turn make little toots. The star harp ... «Digiday, Apr 14»
9
Stella Artois Launches “The Chalice Symphony” For Exclusive Cold …
The Pyrophone which adds depth to the symphony with a deep whistling sound, like a boat horn. § The Star Harp which uses robotics to play a harp-like sound ... «Sportsvibe, Mar 14»
10
Stella Artois plays the symphony of glass, using four exclusive …
The instruments are the Pyrophone, Hive, Star Harp, and Violina, all created using a plethora of signature Stella Artois glasses and natural materials like wood, ... «Popsop.com, Mar 14»

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