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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
An acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An instrument for detecting leaks in pipes by their sound, consisting of a rod attached to an earpiece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: aquaphone
Antonyms: none provided
History
From water + -phone.
