phonograph

/'founəgrɑ:f/

Thân thiện

A phonograph plays a crackling jazz record in the cozy study.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A device for reproducing recorded sound: A phonograph is a machine that plays sound recordings from grooved discs (records) using a stylus. The mechanical vibrations from the stylus are converted into audible sound, either through acoustic amplification (like a horn) or electronic means.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.
  • We listened to jazz records on an old phonograph.
  • The museum has a collection of antique phonographs.

Advanced Usage

• "to put on the phonograph": To play a record using a phonograph.
  • He put a classical symphony on the phonograph.
• "phonograph needle": The stylus or needle that tracks the record's grooves.
  • The sound was distorted because the phonograph needle was worn.

Variants and Related Words

• Gramophone (n): A term, particularly common in British English, for a type of early phonograph that used a horn for acoustic amplification.
  • The gramophone was a popular home entertainment device in the early 20th century.
• Record player (n): A more modern term for an electrically amplified device that plays vinyl records.
  • She prefers the warm sound of a record player to digital music.

Synonyms

• Turntable: A modern component for playing records, often part of a stereo system.
• Victrola: A trademarked brand name for a popular early phonograph, often used generically.

Related Phrases

• Phonograph record (n): The grooved disc played on a phonograph; a vinyl record.
  • He collects rare phonograph records from the 1950s.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• record player