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- [foh-nuh-graf, -grahf]
- /ˈfoʊ nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/
- /ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡrɑːf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foh-nuh-graf, -grahf]
- /ˈfoʊ nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/
Definitions of phonograph word
- noun phonograph any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinders or discs. 1
- noun phonograph record player 1
- countable noun phonograph A phonograph is a record player. 0
- noun phonograph an early form of gramophone capable of recording and reproducing sound on wax cylinders 0
- noun phonograph a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn 0
- noun phonograph a device for reproducing sound that has been mechanically transcribed in a spiral groove on a circular disk or cylinder: a stylus following the groove in the revolving disk or cylinder transmits vibrations which are converted into sound 0
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Origin of phonograph
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35 in sense “phonogram”; 1877 for the “talking phonograph” invented by T. A. Edison; phono- + -graph
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Parts of speech for Phonograph
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
phonograph popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
phonograph usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for phonograph
noun phonograph
- gramophone — a phonograph.
- hi-fi — high fidelity.
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