phonograph
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phonograph
- /ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/ UK
- /ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/ US
Where it comes from
From phono- + -graph.
noun phonographs
- A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
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A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
Similar: talking phonograph
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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.'
Similar: gramophone, record player
- A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.
verb phonographs · phonographing · phonographed
- To record for playback by phonograph.
- To transcribe into phonographic symbols.
Translations
Every language
noun device that records or plays sound from cylinder records
| Español | fonógrafo |
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| 日本語 | 蓄音機 chikuonki |
| Português | fonógrafo |
| Deutsch | Phonograph |
| Italiano | fonografo |
| Ελληνικά | φωνογράφος fonográfos |
| Русский | фоно́граф fonógraf |
verb to record for playback
| Русский | фонографировать fonografirovatʹ |
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title = {phonograph},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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