Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument used for measuring vocal sounds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument for measuring vocal sounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete, nonce word An
instrument for measuringvocal sounds .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Examples
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(to scatter), and phthongometer (an instrument for measuring vocal sounds).
skipvia commented on the word phthongometer
An instrument used for measuring vocal sounds.
That certainly wasn't my first guess at it's meaning...
October 18, 2007
bilby commented on the word phthongometer
I can't say this without my lips flapping up and down like ruzuzu's cardigan in a hurricane.
December 9, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word phthongometer
I'd been wondering where my cardigan had gone.
December 9, 2009
oroboros commented on the word phthongometer
Rats! I hoped this word had something to do with skimpy underwear.
May 15, 2010
reesetee commented on the word phthongometer
It's too big to be skimpy.
May 17, 2010