Gramophone - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Gramophone :  (noun)

1: an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically [syn: acoustic gramophone]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Gramophone : \Gram"o*phone\, n. [Gr. ? a thing drawn or written (fr. ? write) _ -phone, as in telephone.] An instrument for recording, preserving, and reproducing sounds, the record being a tracing of a phonautograph etched in some solid material. Reproduction is accomplished by means of a system attached to an elastic diaphragm.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Gramophone

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