phonograph
A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archiveA device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
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4 sensesA device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
(UK, historical)A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
Phonograph
фоно́графfonógraf
(Canada, US, historical)A record player.
(dated)A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.
- machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
Examples
3 sentencesWhen did you buy a phonograph?
I have to change the sapphire of my phonograph.
Compact discs have entirely taken the place of phonograph records.
Translations
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Origin
From phono- + -graph.From phono- + -graph.
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Forms
plural: phonographs| Singular | phonograph |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically:record player
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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