Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

diphthongia

 - 2 dictionary results

diph⋅thon⋅gi⋅a

[dif-thawng-ee-uh, -gee-uh, -thong-, dip-]
–noun Pathology.
diplophonia.

Origin:
diphthong + -ia

dip⋅lo⋅pho⋅ni⋅a

[dip-luh-foh-nee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
a condition in which the voice simultaneously produces two sounds of different pitch.
Also called diphonia, diphthongia.


Origin:
< NL, equiv. to diplo- diplo- + Gk phōn() sound, tone, voice + L -ia -ia


dip⋅lo⋅phon⋅ic [dip-luh-fon-ik] , adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To diphthongia
Search another word or see diphthongia on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: