phonograph
/ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/
Etymology
From phono- + -graph.
phonograph means A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.
phonograph is pronounced /ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/.
noun
- A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
- A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
- A record player.“[…]I've knew people that if they got a rag rug on the floor and a kewpie doll lamp on the phonograph they think they're runnin' a parlor house.'”
- A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.
verb
- To record for playback by phonograph.
- To transcribe into phonographic symbols.