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megaphone
(megəfoʊn)
Word forms: plural megaphones
countable noun
A megaphone is a cone-shaped device for making your voice sound louder in the open air.
megaphone in British English
(ˈmɛɡəˌfəʊn)
noun
a funnel-shaped instrument used to amplify the voice
See also loud-hailerDerived forms
megaphonic (ˌmɛɡəˈfɒnɪk) adjective
megaphonically (ˌmegaˈphonically)
adverb
megaphone in American English
(ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn)
US
noun
1.
a large, funnel-shaped device for increasing the volume of the voice and directing it
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈmegaˌphoned or ˈmegaˌphoning
2.
to magnify or direct (the voice) with or as with a megaphone
Derived forms
megaphonic (ˌmegaˈphonic) (ˈmɛgəˈfɑnɪk) adjective
Word origin
mega- + -phoneImage ofmegaphone
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Examples of 'megaphone' in a sentencemegaphone
Chinese translation of 'megaphone'
megaphone
(ˈmɛɡəfəun)
n (c)
-
扩(擴)音器
(kuòyīnqì) (个(個), gè)
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