"phoneidoscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phoneidoscopes [plural]
Etymology: From phono- + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “sight”) + -scope. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|phono|}} phono- +, {{der|en|grc|εἶδος||sight}} Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “sight”), {{suffix|en||scope}} + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} phoneidoscope (plural phoneidoscopes)
  1. An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by optical means. It consists of a tube across whose end is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give coloured bands, whose form and position are affected by sonorous vibrations.

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