megaphone

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛgəfəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(meg′ə fōn′)

Inflections of 'megaphone' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
megaphones
v 3rd person singular
megaphoning
v pres p
megaphoned
v past
megaphoned
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
meg•a•phone /ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a cone-shaped device for making the voice louder.
See -phon-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
meg•a•phone  (meg′ə fōn′),USA pronunciation n., v., -phoned, -phon•ing. 
n. 
  1. a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance. Cf. bull horn. 

v.t., v.i. 
  1. to transmit or speak through or as if through a megaphone.
  • 1875–80, American.; mega- + -phone
meg•a•phon•ic  (meg′ə fon′ik),USA pronunciation adj.  meg′a•phon′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
megaphone / ˈmɛɡəˌfəʊn/
  1. a funnel-shaped instrument used to amplify the voice
    See also loud-hailer
megaphonic / ˌmɛɡəˈfɒnɪk/
'megaphone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bullhorn - vamphorn

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