What does MEGAPHONE mean?
Definitions for MEGAPHONE
ˈmɛg əˌfoʊnmega·phone
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Princeton's WordNet
megaphonenoun
a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
Wiktionary
megaphonenoun
A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person's natural voice toward a targeted direction.
megaphoneverb
To use a megaphone.
Etymology: mega- + phone
Wikipedia
Megaphone
A megaphone, speaking-trumpet, bullhorn, blowhorn, or loudhailer is usually a portable or hand-held, cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify a person's voice or other sounds and direct it in a given direction. The sound is introduced into the narrow end of the megaphone, by holding it up to the face and speaking into it, and the sound waves radiate out the wide end. A megaphone increases the volume of sound by increasing the acoustic impedance seen by the vocal cords, matching the impedance of the vocal cords to the air, so that more sound power is radiated. It also serves to direct the sound waves in the direction the horn is pointing. It somewhat distorts the sound of the voice because the frequency response of the megaphone is greater at higher sound frequencies. Since the 1960s the voice-powered acoustic megaphone described above has been replaced by the electric megaphone, which uses a microphone, an electrically-powered amplifier and a folded horn loudspeaker to amplify the voice.
ChatGPT
megaphone
A megaphone is a handheld, cone-shaped device used to amplify one's voice or sound, making it louder so it can reach a wider or distant audience. It operates either through natural acoustic properties or assisted by electronic amplification. It is often used in public speaking, at large gatherings, or in situations where one needs to be heard above ambient noise.
Webster Dictionary
Megaphonenoun
a device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet
Etymology: [Mega- + Gr. fwnh` voice.]
Wikidata
Megaphone
A megaphone, speaking-trumpet, bullhorn, blowhorn, or loud hailer is a portable, usually hand-held, cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify a person’s voice or other sounds and direct it in a given direction. The sound is introduced into the narrow end of the megaphone, by holding it up to the face and speaking into it, and the sound waves radiate out the wide end. The megaphone increases the volume of sound by increasing the acoustic impedance seen by the vocal cords, matching the impedance of the vocal cords to the air, so that more sound power is radiated. It also serves to direct the sound waves in the direction the horn is pointing. It somewhat distorts the sound of the voice because the frequency response of the megaphone is greater at higher sound frequencies. Since the 1960s the voice-powered acoustic megaphone described above has been replaced by the electric megaphone, which uses electric power to amplify the voice.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Megaphone
meg′a-fōn, n. an appliance for making words audible—a form of speaking-trumpet.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of MEGAPHONE in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of MEGAPHONE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of MEGAPHONE in a Sentence
Donald Trump is a big megaphone. And I think that some of the things he's said, particularly about Hispanics, will be problematic, certainly for him, if he were to go to the next stage, but for whoever our nominee is, now if our nominee happened to be someone like Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush, who have strong Hispanic roots themselves and connections themselves, that might not be as big an issue.
She was a beautiful and complex woman: A sister, a daughter, a wife, a lover. Human. Her life has for too long been overshadowed by the tragedy orchestrated by a raging psychopath, now, more than ever, we feel it is important to focus on the woman — to reaffirm the voice of Sharon Tate — and to take away the megaphone from the maniac.
And that message of,' make a mistake and your kid will die' resonates like a megaphone in the lives of mothers( even today).
These are organizations are fighting for social justice and we are there to support them, to give them not only funding assets but to allow them to tap into our channels, use our megaphone to get their message across and to hopefully move the needle.
This gives us a megaphone, we think the sum total of using the voices of all of these companies is greater than the sum total of a singular financial gift.
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- Sprachrohr, Flüstertüte, Megaphon, Megafon, SprechtrichterGerman
- χωνί, τηλεβόας, μεγάφωνοGreek
- megáfonoSpanish
- megafoniFinnish
- porte-voixFrench
- megáfonoGalician
- दूर तक Hindi
- մեգաֆո� Armenian
- מגפוןHebrew
- メガホン, 伝音器Japanese
- 메가폰Korean
- megafonNorwegian
- megafonePortuguese
- мегафон, ру́порRussian
- megafonSerbo-Croatian
- megafonSwedish
- spikamarüd, spikamahornVolapük
- hôt-pårleuWalloon
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