phonograph
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nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf noun
any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs.
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| 1. | an early form of gramophone capable of recording and reproducing sound on wax cylinders |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) gramophone, Also called: record player a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn |
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Phonograph
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
phonograph
1835, "character representing a sound," lit. "writer of sounds," from Gk. phono- "sound" + -graphos "writing, writer." Phonographic (1840) originally was in ref. to shorthand; meaning "of an instrument that produces sounds from records" (talking phonograph, invented by Thomas A. Edison in 1877) it is
attested from 1878. The recording made from it at first was called a phonogram (1879).
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Example sentences
At their birth, photography, the phonograph and cinematography were useful metaphors.
Audiophiles snapped them up for home use, and the invention became one of the basics in phonograph cartridge design.
The savages were much puzzled by the phonograph, being apparently unable to decide where the owner of the voice was hidden.
With the business market for the phonograph faltering, manufacturers scrambled to come up with other applications.
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