"phonautograph" meaning in All languages combined

See phonautograph on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /fənɔːtəɡɹɑːf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fənɔtəɡɹæf/ [US] (note: without the cot–caught merger), /fənɑtəɡɹæf/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Windazonthewrld-phonautograph.wav [US] (note: non-cot-caught) Forms: phonautographs [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- English auto- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English phonautograph From phono- + auto- + -graph. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|phono-|auto-|-graph|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- English auto- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English phonautograph [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*pʰōnā́", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "speak", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰeh₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "φωνή", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "phono-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "auto-", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to scratch", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to scratch", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to carve", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gerbʰ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*grə́pʰō", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "γράφω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-γρᾰ́φος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-graph", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "phonautograph", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="phonautograph"> From phono- + auto- + -graph. Head templates: {{en-noun}} phonautograph (plural phonautographs)
  1. (historical) A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form. Tags: historical

Inflected forms

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