GRAMOPHONE

gramophone, acoustic gramophone

(noun) an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Gramophone

(obsolete) A Grammy.

Etymology

Noun

gramophone (plural gramophones)

(British, dated) A record player.

Synonyms

• phonograph (North America)

Source: Wiktionary


Gram"o*phone, n. [Gr. a thing drawn or written (fr. write) + - phone, as in telephone.]

Definition: An instrument for recording, preserving, and reproducing sounds, the record being a tracing of a phonautograph etched in some solid material. Reproduction is accomplished by means of a system attached to an elastic diaphragm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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