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▪ I. diaphone1 (ˈdaɪəfəʊn) [f. dia-1 + phone n.2] A low-pitched fog signal operated by compressed air and characterized by the ‘grunt’ which ends each note. Also attrib.1906 Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 20 Jan. 6/5 The fog alarm will consist of a diaphone, operated by compressed air. 1950 Enginee...
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Diaphone
Many Gamewell diaphone systems remain in use today. The Gamewell diaphone has a range of about six miles () under optimum conditions. External links
Animation of the operation of the Hope-Jones diaphone: Gamewell Diaphone
Photographs of diaphone foghorn components:
Douglas Head
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Diaphone (moth)
Species
Diaphone angolensis Weymer, 1901
Diaphone delamarei Viette, 1962
Diaphone eumela (Stoll, [1782])
Diaphone lampra Karsch, 1894
Diaphone mossambicensis Hopffer, 1862
Diaphone niveiplaga Carcasson, 1965
Diaphone rungsi Laporte, 1973
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Diaphone
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diaphonic
▪ I. diaphonic, a.1 (daɪəˈfɒnɪk) [f. as diaphon-y + -ic.] Also diaphonical. 1. Of or pertaining to diaphony: see diaphony 2.1822 New Monthly Mag. VI. 201 To give a concert with a full orchestra upon the diaphonic principle. 2. = diacoustic.1775 Ash, Diaphonic. 1846 Worcester, Diaphonic, Diaphonical....
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Diaphone eumela
Diaphone eumela, the cherry spot or lily borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
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Diaphonic
Diaphonic may denote a relation to:
Diaphoneme and diaphones, in linguistics
Diaphonia or parallel harmony, in music
Diaphone, a type of organ pipe or
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Diaphoneme
the relationship between diaphoneme and diaphone analogous to that between phoneme and allophone. diaphone to refer to the variants.
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Portland Bill Lighthouse
In 1940 the lighthouse was provided with an F-type diaphone fog signal, sounding from a window part-way up the tower. Admission of air into the diaphone was controlled by a clockwork (later electric) coder, which caused the diaphone to sound a 3.5-second blast every 30
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Roche's Point Lighthouse
The fog signal changed again in 1949 when a diaphone was installed with a character of one two-second blast every thirty seconds. In 1995 when the lighthouse was automated an electric fog signal (ELG 300–04) replaced the diaphone.
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Taeniopyga
It is considered a synonym of genus Diaphone.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Glottulinae
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Portishead Point Lighthouse
Originally it had been intended to provide Portishead Point with a diaphone fog signal, but in response to local unrest at the prospect the decision was
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Organ pipe
Diaphone pipes
The diaphone is a unique organ pipe. Uncommon in church and concert pipe organs, they are quite common in Theatre Organs. Hope-Jones also developed an imitative version of the diaphone called the diaphonic horn, which had a more reed-like quality than the diaphone and was
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Bull Point Lighthouse
At the same time a new motor-driven optic was installed, providing an 800,000 candlepower light visible at a distance of , and a new twin-diaphone fog The triple F-type diaphone foghorn was switched off in 1988, but inside the redundant equipment remains intact.
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North Head Lighthouse, Saldanha Bay
It had a small diaphone fog signal.
A new aluminium tower came into operation on 1969-12-02, about 100 metres from the previous lighthouse.
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