PHONOGRAPH
Dictionary entry overview: What does phonograph mean?
• PHONOGRAPH (noun)
The noun PHONOGRAPH has 1 sense:
1. machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
Familiarity information: PHONOGRAPH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PHONOGRAPH (noun)
Meaning:
Machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
phonograph; record player
Hypernyms ("phonograph" is a kind of...):
machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
Meronyms (parts of "phonograph"):
cartridge; pickup (an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable)
radio chassis (a chassis for a radio receiver)
auto-changer; changer; record changer (an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention)
pickup; pickup arm; tone arm (mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge)
turntable (a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phonograph"):
acoustic gramophone; gramophone (an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically)
jukebox; nickelodeon (a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin)
Holonyms ("phonograph" is a part of...):
audio system; sound system (a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound)
