megaphone C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction US /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ UK /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ See IPA manual Freq #26078 Meanings 1 noun a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice She used a megaphone to address the crowd. Thesaurus Word family Forms megaphones Derived forms megaphonicmegaphonistpissaphone Etymology Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one. Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # megaphone **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ **Frequency rank:** 26078 ## Meanings 1. a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice ## Examples - She used a megaphone to address the crowd. ## Derived Forms - megaphonic - megaphonist - pissaphone ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: mega- - great - Affix: -phone - sound ## Etymology Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown