phono

1 of 2

noun

pho·​no ˈfō-(ˌ)nō 

plural phonos

: phonograph

phono-

2 of 2

combining form

: sound : voice : speech

phonograph

phonology

Examples of phono in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There is also an inclusion of a phono stage and a headphone amp that makes the Quad 3 suitable for almost any audio source. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

This includes adding aptX HD playback for higher quality Bluetooth sound, a USB audio connection for easy high-resolution playback and a moving magnet phono stage for powering a turntable. —Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 7 June 2025

The signal profile for phono stages is set by the RIAA, the recording industry's big trade group. —Parker Hall, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025

The optional digital module and phono stage are available separately. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025

Balanced-bridge, dual-mono configuration is employed in all components, and both preamp and phono stage benefit from their power supplies being housed in a separate chassis, preventing interference with the sensitive phono and preamplifier circuits. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025

Phono Preamps Get a phono amp to hook up that turntable. —Parker Hall, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025

In 2019, Stelly joined U.S. phono distributor Musical Surroundings, eventually moving up to product development. —Thania Garcia, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025

There are plenty of physical inputs including a phono stage and HDMI (ARC) for routing TV sound. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

by shortening

Combining form

borrowed from Greek, combining form from phōnḗ "sound made by something living, voice, speech, utterance," probably going back to Indo-European *b^hoh₂-neh₂, o-grade derivative, with a suffixal -n-, from the verbal base *b^heh₂- "speak, say" — more at ban entry 1

Note: Greek phōnḗ has been compared with Old English bēn "prayer, petition, supplication," Old Icelandic bæn "prayer, request" (from *b^hoh₂-ni- or *b^heh²-ni-) and Armenian ban "speech, word, thing, precept" (from *b^heh₂-ni-). An alternative hypothesis sees it as proceeding from Indo-European *ǵ^hu̯oneh₂ "sound," and hence cognate with Old Church Slavic zvonŭ "sound, echo," Albanian—Tosk dialects zë "voice," Gheg dialects zâ, though this would require a lengthened grade *ǵ^hu̯ōneh₂ to produce the Greek word.

First Known Use

Noun

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for phono

• kono
• mono
• ono