A pipe used as a speaking-tube or ear-trumpet. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > speaking trumpet or tube (14) trunk1546 A pipe used as a speaking-tube or ear-trumpet. Obsolete. speaking-trumpet1671 A kind of trumpet (chiefly used at sea), so contrived as to carry the voice to a great distance, or to cause it to be heard above loud noises. stentorophonic tube1686 stentorophonic horn, stentorophonic trumpet, stentorophonic tube: a speaking trumpet. Obsolete. whispering-trumpet1688 stentorian trumpet1690 That utters stentorian sounds. trumpet1696 Something of the nature of or resembling a trumpet. A conical tube with a wide mouth, used for increasing the force and carrying power of the… voice pipe1839 a pipe for conveying a person's voice from one room or building to another, esp. on a ship; = speaking-tube, n. 1. voice tube1839 (a) = voice pipe n.; (b) the larynx, or a device designed to replace it or to produce an imitation of the human voice; a voice box. whispering-tube1857 = speaking-tube, n. 1. speaking-tube1889 A speaking-trumpet. megaphone1896 A funnel-shaped instrument that is spoken into at the smaller end to make the voice carry further. Also: a device of similar shape used to direct… meg1937 = megaphone, n. loudhailer1941 A megaphone or other device for amplifying the voice, especially as used at sea. Also transferred and attributive. bullhorn1955 a megaphone. |
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