graphophone en · NOUN
Etymology
From graph + -o- + -phone.
Meanings
-
An improvement on the phonograph, using a floating stylus to cut grooves into a wax-coated cardboard cylinder.
And then I see that the grip she was carrying was one of them little graphophones.
1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, published 1985, page 177:
- An optical device for showing (or photographing) an image when projected upon the atmosphere as a screen.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| graphophones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |