Megaphone

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/

From - + phone.

Noun

1. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.

Synonyms

• speaking trumpet

Hypernyms

• loudhailer, blowhorn

Hyponyms

• bullhorn, the modern electronic amplification version

Derived terms

• megaphonic
• megaphonist

Full definition of megaphone

Verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone.

Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one ("ketone").

Noun

1. (organic compound) a cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.