English Explanatory Dictionary

phonograph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
  2. A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
  3. A record player.
  4. A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.
verb
  1. To record for playback by phonograph.
  2. To transcribe into phonographic symbols.

Pronunciation

/ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonograph.wav /ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/

Word forms

phonograph phonographs phonographing phonographed

Etymology

From phono- + -graph.

Synonyms

talking phonograph gramophone record player

Derived words

kinetophonograph microphonograph phonograph record telephonograph
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