phono
7.5
A word part meaning sound or voice used in many words
- other
- Specialized
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fono
- The term phono refers to sound, as seen in words like 'phonograph' or 'phonetics.'.
Examples
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The professor explained how phono technology has advanced the field of acoustics.
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So here we go, R for red, G for green and B for blue and then underneath it we've got the phonos right and left for the sounds.
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In music production, phono preamps are crucial for optimizing audio from vinyl records.
Surface Forms
phono main
Etymology
Phono- comes from the Greek word phone, meaning 'sound' or 'voice', and you meet it in words like phonograph, microphone, and phonology. This is a handy sign that a word with phono- is about sound or speech.
