gramophone, acoustic gramophone
(noun) an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Gramophone
(obsolete) A Grammy.
gramophone (plural gramophones)
(British, dated) A record player.
• 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
4 July 2024
(noun) a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
