tone arm
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tone arm
n.
The arm of a phonograph turntable that holds the cartridge.
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tone arm
n
(Electronics) another name for pick-up1
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tone′ arm`
or tone′arm`,
n.
the free-swinging bracket of a phonograph containing the pickup.
[1910–15]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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