record player

noun

Origin:
1930–35

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record player
 
n
monophonic quadraphonics See also stereophonic a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record, consisting of a turntable, usually electrically driven, that rotates the record at a fixed speed of 33, 45, or (esp formerly) 78 revolutions a minute. A stylus vibrates in accordance with undulations in the groove in the record: these vibrations are converted into electric currents, which, after amplification, are recreated in the form of sound by one or more loudspeakers

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Record player is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
That's how that got started listening to recordings in a candy store somewhere
  where they had a record player.
It would be interesting to attempt this demonstration on a larger scale than an
  old record player.
Your old record player may be gone, but now you can enjoy these grooves in a
  modern format in your homes, cars and bars.
Play some ping pong, sit in the airstream, or play some music on their record
  player.
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