Phonograph Needle (Noun)
Meaning
A stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The phonograph needle carefully tracked the winding path of the record, reproducing the music with surprising clarity.
- In the old days, the phonograph needle would occasionally get stuck in a groove, causing the record to skip or repeat infinitely.
- He gently placed the phonograph needle on the spinning record, and the warm crackle of vinyl filled the room.
- After years of disuse, the phonograph needle was clogged with dust and debris, rendering it useless.
- The antiquated phonograph needle was a far cry from the modern CD players and digital streaming services that had become ubiquitous.