gram·o·phone (gr m  -f n )n. A record player; a phonograph. [Originally a trademark.] |
gramophone [ˈgræməˌfəʊn]
n
1. (Music, other)
a. Also called acoustic gramophone a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn US and Canadian name phonograph
b. (as modifier) a gramophone record
2. (Music, other) the technique and practice of recording sound on disc the gramophone has made music widely available
[originally a trademark, perhaps based on an inversion of phonogram; see phono-, -gram]
gramophonic [ˌgræməˈfɒnɪk] adj
gramophone
British. phonograph.
See also: Phonograph Recordsan instrument for reproducing sound from records; phonograph.
See also: Instruments
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| Noun | 1. |  gramophone - an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acousticallyphonograph, record player - machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically Victrola - a brand of gramophone |
Translations
gramophone [ˈgræməfəʊn] n (British) → gramophone m
gramophone
n gramophone [ˈgrӕməfoun]
(Americanˈphonograph) the old name for a record-player. grammofoon الغراموفون: الحاكي грамофон gramofon grammofon das Grammophon γραμμόφωνο gramófono grammofon گرامافون gramofoni phonographe פָּטֵפוֹן ग्रामोफोन gramofon gramofon gramopon plötuspilari grammofono 蓄音機 축음기 gramofonas gramofons peti nyanyi; gramofon grammofoon, platenspeler grammofon, platespiller gramofon toca-discos gramofon патефон gramofón gramofon gramofon grammofon เครื่องเล่นแผ่นเสียง gramofon 留聲機 грамофон ریکارڈ پلیئر کا پرانا نام máy hát 留声机
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