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speaking tube

speak·ing tube
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spee-king toob, tyoob]
    • /ˈspi kɪŋ tub, tyub/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spee-king toob, tyoob]
    • /ˈspi kɪŋ tub, tyub/

Definitions of speaking tube words

  • noun speaking tube a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another. 1
  • noun speaking tube a tube or pipe for conveying a person's voice from one room, area, or building to another 0
  • noun speaking tube a tube or pipe made to carry the voice, as from one part of a building or ship to another 0
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Origin of speaking tube

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Speaking tube

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Speaking tube

speaking tube popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

speaking tube usage trend in Literature

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