Phonograph (Noun)
Meaning
Machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877 and revolutionized the way people listened to music.
- She carefully placed the needle on the record and the phonograph began to play a crackling rendition of her favorite song.
- The old phonograph in the attic had been collecting dust for decades, but still worked perfectly when her grandfather plugged it in.
- The museum exhibit featured a vintage phonograph with a large horn that amplified the sound of the record being played.
- He spent hours in his room listening to music on his phonograph, mesmerized by the way the needle tracked the grooves on the record.