Phonograph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phonograph is a noun meaning A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
Meaning
A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
More Meanings
- (British, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
- (Canada, US, historical) A record player.
- (transitive, dated) To record for playback by phonograph.
- (transitive, dated) To transcribe into phonographic symbols.
- (dated) A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.
Example Sentences
[…]I've knew people that if they got a rag rug on the floor and a kewpie doll lamp on the phonograph they think they're runnin' a parlor house.'
Word Forms
- phonographs
- phonographing
- phonographed
Synonyms for phonograph
Depending on context, synonyms include gramophone.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chanson, song, telephonograph, graphophone, pallograph, graphogram.
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