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tone arm

The arm of a phonograph turntable that holds the cartridge.

tone arm

(Electronics) another name for pick-up¹

tone′ arm`

or tone′arm`,

the free-swinging bracket of a phonograph containing the pickup.

[1910–15]

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tone arm - mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge

pickup arm, pickup

mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

phonograph, record player - machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

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