| acrophony | (noun) naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter | - |
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| agraphon | (noun) (usually plural) a saying of Jesus not in the canonical gospels but found in other New Testament or early Christian writings. | - |
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| allophone | (noun) (linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme | - |
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| antiphon | (noun) a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response | Synonyms: antiphony |
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| antiphonal | (noun) bound collection of antiphons | Synonyms: antiphonary |
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| antiphonary | (noun) bound collection of antiphons | Synonyms: antiphonal |
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| antiphony | (noun) alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts | - |
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| (noun) a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response | Synonyms: antiphon |
| aphonia | (noun) a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice | Synonyms: voicelessness |
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| cacophony | (noun) loud confusing disagreeable sounds | - |
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| (noun) a loud harsh or strident noise | Synonyms: blare, blaring, clamor, din |
| cellphone | (noun) a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | Synonyms: cell, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone |
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| chordophone | (noun) a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers | - |
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| colophon | (noun) a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page) | - |
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| colophony | (noun) translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments | - |
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| diaphone | (noun) a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones | - |
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| dysphonia | (noun) speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation | - |
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| earphone | (noun) electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | Synonyms: earpiece, headphone, phone |
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| ecphonesis | (noun) an exclamatory rhetorical device | Synonyms: exclamation |
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| entryphone | (noun) An intercom system which enables someone, without opening the door, to converse with the person who has rung the doorbell. | - |
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| epiphonema | (noun) a sentence that is an exclamation, a general or striking comment, or a succinct summary of what has previously been said. | - |
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| euphonium | (noun) a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family | - |
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| euphony | (noun) any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds | Synonyms: music |
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| gramophone | (noun) an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically | Synonyms: acoustic gramophone |
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| gryphon | (noun) winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion | Synonyms: griffin, griffon |
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| headphone | (noun) electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | Synonyms: earphone, earpiece, phone |
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| heckelphone | (noun) an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe | Synonyms: basset oboe |
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| homophone | (noun) two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear) | - |
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| homophony | (noun) part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style) | - |
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| (noun) the same pronunciation for words of different origins | - |
| hydromorphone | (noun) a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain | Synonyms: Dilaudid, hydromorphone hydrochloride |
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| interphone | (noun) a telephonic intercommunication system linking different rooms in a building or ship etc | - |
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| isophone | (noun) linguistics, an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found. | - |
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| lagerphone | (noun) an Australian percussion instrument used for playing bush music; a long stick with bottle caps nailed loosely to it; played by hitting it with a stick or banging it on the ground | - |
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| megaphone | (noun) a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice | - |
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| membranophone | (noun) a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end | Synonyms: drum, tympan |
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| microphone | (noun) device for converting sound waves into electrical energy | Synonyms: mic, mike |
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| microphoning | (noun) the transduction of sound waves into electrical waves (by a microphone) | - |
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| monophony | (noun) music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) | Synonyms: monody, monophonic music |
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| morphophoneme | (noun) (linguistics) the phonemes (or strings of phonemes) that constitute the various allomorphs of a morpheme | - |
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| morphophonemics | (noun) the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language | - |
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| phon | (noun) a unit of subjective loudness | - |
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| phonation | (noun) the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | Synonyms: vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, voice, vox |
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| phone | (noun) electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds | Synonyms: telephone, telephone set |
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| (noun) electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | Synonyms: earphone, earpiece, headphone |
| (noun) (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | Synonyms: sound, speech sound |
| phonebook | (noun) a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers | Synonyms: phone book, telephone book, telephone directory |
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| phoneme | (noun) (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language | - |
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| phonemics | (noun) the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes | Synonyms: phonology |
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| phoner | (noun) the person initiating a telephone call | Synonyms: caller-up, caller, telephoner |
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| phonetician | (noun) a specialist in phonetics | - |
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| phonetics | (noun) the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis | - |
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| phoney | (noun) a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | Synonyms: dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phony, pretender |
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| phonics | (noun) teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values | - |
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| phonogram | (noun) any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word | - |
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| phonograph | (noun) machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically | Synonyms: record player |
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| phonologist | (noun) a specialist in phonology | - |
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| phonology | (noun) the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes | Synonyms: phonemics |
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| phonophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice | Synonyms: acousticophobia |
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| phony | (noun) a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | Synonyms: dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, pretender |
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| pistonphone | (noun) an acoustical calibrator (sound source) that uses a closed coupling volume to generate a precise sound pressure for the calibration of measurement microphones. | - |
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| polyphone | (noun) a letter that has two or more pronunciations | Synonyms: polyphonic letter |
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| polyphony | (noun) music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments | Synonyms: concerted music, polyphonic music |
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| quadraphony | (noun) a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using four separate channels | Synonyms: quadraphonic system, quadriphonic system |
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| radiophone | (noun) a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables | Synonyms: radiotelephone, wireless telephone |
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| radiotelephone | (noun) a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables | Synonyms: radiophone, wireless telephone |
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| (noun) telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire | Synonyms: radiotelephony, wireless telephone |
| radiotelephony | (noun) telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire | Synonyms: radiotelephone, wireless telephone |
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| saxophone | (noun) a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore | Synonyms: sax |
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| saxophonist | (noun) a musician who plays the saxophone | Synonyms: saxist |
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| siphon | (noun) a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled | Synonyms: syphon |
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| (noun) a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube | Synonyms: syphon |
| siphonophore | (noun) a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored | - |
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| smartphone | (noun) a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones | Synonyms: smart phone |
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| sousaphone | (noun) the lowest brass wind instrument | Synonyms: bass horn, tuba |
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| speakerphone | (noun) a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time | - |
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| stereophony | (noun) reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound | Synonyms: stereo, stereo system, stereophonic system |
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| symphonist | (noun) a composer of symphonies | - |
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| symphony | (noun) a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra | Synonyms: symphonic music |
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| (noun) a large orchestra; can perform symphonies | Synonyms: philharmonic, symphony orchestra |
| syphon | (noun) a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled | Synonyms: siphon |
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| (noun) a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube | Synonyms: siphon |
| telephone | (noun) electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds | Synonyms: phone, telephone set |
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| (noun) transmitting speech at a distance | Synonyms: telephony |
| telephoner | (noun) the person initiating a telephone call | Synonyms: caller-up, caller, phoner |
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| telephonist | (noun) someone who helps callers get the person they are calling | Synonyms: switchboard operator, telephone operator |
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| telephony | (noun) transmitting speech at a distance | Synonyms: telephone |
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| vibraphone | (noun) a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound | Synonyms: vibes, vibraharp |
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| vibraphonist | (noun) a musician who plays the vibraphone | Synonyms: vibist |
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| xylophone | (noun) a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets | Synonyms: marimba |
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| xylophonist | (noun) someone who plays a xylophone | - |
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