phonograph

A machine that reproduces sound from rotating records by using a stylus to trace grooves, with vibrations amplified either acoustically or electronically.

• 🇩🇪Gerät, das aufgezeichnete Töne von einer rotierenden Schallplatte oder Walze mithilfe einer Nadel abtastet, die die Rillen verfolgt, wobei die Schwingungen akustisch oder elektronisch verstärkt werden.

1. Record player B2 formal

   A device that reproduces sound from a rotating grooved disc (record) by using a stylus to track the grooves and convert the vibrations into sound.

   • My grandfather still has an old phonograph in his study.
   • The phonograph played a scratchy version of a jazz song.
   • Collectors often restore vintage phonographs to their original condition.

   🇩🇪Plattenspieler

   Synonyme: gramophonerecord playerturntablevictrola

• phonographs plural form
• phonographs' possessive plural form
• phonograph's possessive singular form