Phonograph

/ˈfəʊnəɡrɑːf/

Meaning & Definition

noun

An early sound-reproducing machine that used cylinders or discs to record and play back sound.

My grandfather still has his old phonograph that he used to play music on.

A device for playing records, commonly used to refer to a gramophone.

She enjoys listening to her vinyl records on her vintage phonograph.

A historical term for devices that reproduced recorded sound.

The phonograph revolutionized the music industry in the late 19th century.

A machine that converts mechanical energy into acoustic energy by vibrating a diaphragm.

In the museum, we learned how the phonograph worked to capture sound.

From the Greek words 'phone' meaning 'sound' and 'graph' meaning 'to write'.

to spin a phonograph

To play music on a phonograph.

phonograph record

A disc used to store and play recorded sound.

collectible phonographs

Valuable antique phonographs sought by collectors.

gramophone

A device for playing records that predates the phonograph.

record

A physical medium for storing sound that can be played on a phonograph.

Old-school music player

Check out my old-school phonograph, it plays the best vinyl.

Vintage sound machine

That phonograph is a real vintage sound machine, bringing back the golden age of music.