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phonograph

UK
/ˈfəʊnəɡrɑːf/
US
/ˈfoʊnəɡræf/

Translations

phonographnoun
phonographs
pl
UK
/ˈfəʊnəɡrɑːf/
US
/ˈfoʊnəɡræf/
The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877.
Фонограф был изобретен Томасом Эдисоном в 1877 году.
Synonyms
turntable
gramophone
recording device
record player
phonographverb
phonographed
Past Simple
phonographed
Past Participle
phonographing
Gerund
UK
/ˈfəʊnəɡrɑːf/
US
/ˈfoʊnəˌɡræf/
Rare, chiefly historical; to record or reproduce sound by means of a phonograph.
Synonyms
capture (sound)
record onto cylinder
record onto disc
engrave (a record)
cut (a record)
sound-record
make a recording
record
phonographadjective
Used attributively before a noun (e.g., "phonograph needle").
Synonyms
phonographic
gramophonic
recorded
audio-recorded
sound-recording
audio

Definitions

phonographnoun
An early sound-reproducing machine that used cylinders to record as well as reproduce sound.
The museum had a vintage phonograph on display, complete with a collection of wax cylinders.
A device for playing vinyl records, also known as a record player.
She placed the vinyl on the phonograph and let the music fill the room.
phonographverb
To record (sound) by means of a phonograph, or to reproduce sound using such a device.
In the early 1900s scientists phonographed bird songs for the first time.
phonographadjective
Of or relating to a phonograph; intended for use with a phonograph.
He replaced the worn phonograph needle with a new phonograph stylus.
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