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pho·no·graph

(fō′nə-grăf′)

A machine that reproduces sound by means of a stylus in contact with a grooved rotating disk.

pho′no·graph′ic adj.

pho′no·graph′i·cal·ly adv.

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phonograph

(ˈfəʊnəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf)

1. (Music, other) an early form of gramophone capable of recording and reproducing sound on wax cylinders

2. (Music, other) Also called: gramophone or record player US and Canadian a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn

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pho•no•graph

(ˈfoʊ nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)

n.

any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or grooved disks.

[1877]

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Noun

phonograph - machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

record player

audio system, sound system - a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound

cartridge, pickup - an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

acoustic gramophone, gramophone - an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically

jukebox, nickelodeon - a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin

machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

radio chassis - a chassis for a radio receiver

auto-changer, record changer, changer - an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention

pickup arm, tone arm, pickup - mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge

turntable - a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played

Translations

فونوغْراف: الحاكي

gramofon

pladespiller

φωνογράφος

phonographe

fonografo grammofono

fonografas

gramofons

fonógrafo

gramofon

电唱机留声机

phonograph

[ˈfəʊnəgrɑːf] N (US) → fonógrafo m, tocadiscos m inv

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

phonograph

[ˈfəʊnəgrɑːf] n (US) → électrophone m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

phonograph

n (old, US) → Phonograph m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

phonograph

[ˈfəʊnəˌgrɑːf] (old) n → fonografo (Am) → giradischi m inv

phonograph

(ˈfəunəgraːf) , (ˈfounəgraf) noun

(American) a gramophone.

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