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typhon

[′tī‚fän]
(engineering acoustics)
A diaphragm horn which operates under the influence of compressed air or steam. Also spelled tyfon.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Typhon

fire-breathing colossus. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 373]

Typhon

tallest of the giants; his arms and legs ended in serpents. [Gk. Myth: Benét, 1034]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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