megaphone

electroacoustic handheld device for amplifying the voice
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A megaphone is a product category [1].

megaphone

Summary

megaphone is a product category[1]. megaphone draws 798 Wikipedia views per month (product_category category, ranking #53 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • megaphone's instance of is recorded as product category[3].
  • megaphone is a type of audio electronics[4].
  • megaphone is a type of horn loudspeaker[5].
  • megaphone is a type of audio recording[6].
  • megaphone's Commons category is recorded as Megaphones[7].
  • megaphone's Unicode character is recorded as 🕫[8].
  • megaphone's Unicode character is recorded as 📣[9].
  • megaphone comprises microphone[10].
  • megaphone comprises loudspeaker[11].
  • megaphone's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • megaphone's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[13].
  • megaphone's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • megaphone's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[15].
  • megaphone's different from is recorded as loudspeaker[16].
  • megaphone's different from is recorded as amplifier[17].
  • megaphone's different from is recorded as horn loudspeaker[18].
  • megaphone's different from is recorded as public address loudspeaker[19].
  • megaphone's different from is recorded as handset[20].
  • megaphone's different from is recorded as speaking horn[21].
  • megaphone's name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Megaphon'}[22].

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Definition and Type

megaphone's instance of is recorded as product category[3]. Recorded subclass of include audio electronics[4], horn loudspeaker[5], and audio recording[6].

Use and Application

Components include microphone[10] and loudspeaker[11].

Influence

Things named for megaphone include The Megaphone - Crocetta List[23], a political party[24], in Italy[25], founded in 2012[26], headquartered in Palermo[27].

Why It Matters

megaphone draws 798 Wikipedia views per month (product_category category, ranking #53 of 193).[2] megaphone has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] megaphone is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for megaphone include The Megaphone - Crocetta List[23], a political party[24], in Italy[25], founded in 2012[26], headquartered in Palermo[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Google Product Taxonomy. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Google Product Taxonomy. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    On focus list of wikimedia project Q140249898
    Described by source Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New International Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    Subclass of audio electronics, horn loudspeaker, audio recording
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