record player
n
(Electronics) a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record, consisting of a turntable, usually electrically driven, that rotates the record at a fixed speed of 33, 45, or 78 revolutions a minute. A stylus vibrates in accordance with undulations in the groove in the record: these vibrations are converted into electric currents, which, after amplification, are recreated in the form of sound by one or more loudspeakers. See also monophonic, quadraphonics, stereophonic
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pho•no•graph
(ˈfoʊ nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)n.
any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or grooved disks.
[1877]
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| Noun | 1. |  record player - machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronicallyaudio system, sound system - a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound 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 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 machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks radio chassis - a chassis for a radio receiver auto-changer, record changer, changer - an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention pickup arm, tone arm, pickup - 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 |
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Translations
PlattenspielerSchallplattenspieler
record player
n → Plattenspieler m
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