phonograph

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/

Noun

phonograph (plural phonographs)

1. A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
2. (British, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
3. (North America, historical) A record player.
4. (dated) A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.

Synonyms

• (cylinder player) talking phonograph
• (turntable) gramophone (British), record player

Translations

• Portuguese: fonógrafo
• Russian: фоно́граф
• Spanish: fonógrafo

Verb

phonograph (phonographs, present participle phonographing; past and past participle phonographed)

1. (transitive, dated) To record for playback by phonograph.
2. (transitive, dated) To transcribe into phonographic symbols.

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