phonograph en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/ (General-American)
- /ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From phono- + -graph.
Meanings
- A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
- (UK, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
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(Canada, US, historical) A record player.
[…]I've knew people that if they got a rag rug on the floor and a kewpie doll lamp on the phonograph they think they're runnin' a parlor house.'
1937, John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Covici Friede:
- (dated) A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| phonographs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
phonograph record · microphonograph · telephonograph · kinetophonograph
Synonyms
talking phonograph (cylinder player) · record player (turntable) · gramophone (turntable)
Translations (20)
pl fonograf (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · el φωνογράφος (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · cs fonograf (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · bg фонограф (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · aht tnelzaeli (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · ru фоно́граф (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · es fonógrafo (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · pt fonógrafo (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · da fonograf (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · aht tubaaghe kenaegeʼ (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · haw pahu ʻōlelo (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · fi fonografi (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · pl adapter (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · mk фо́нограф (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · de Phonograph (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · eo fonografo (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · ja 蓄音機 (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · mr फोनोग्राफ (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · ca fonògraf (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records) · it fonografo (device that records or plays sound from cylinder records)