Gramophone

Word GRAMOPHONE
Character 10
Hyphenation gram o phone
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Gramophone"

What do we mean by gramophone?

A record player; a phonograph. noun

An instrument for permanently recording and reproducing sounds by means of a tracing made on the principle of the phonautogram and etched into some solid material. noun

An instrument for recording, preserving, and reproducing sounds, the record being a tracing of a phonautograph etched in some solid material. Reproduction is accomplished by means of a system attached to an elastic diaphragm. This older term is almost completely replaced for modern devices by the word phonograph (or hi-fi), and technological changes have made the term sound antiquated, and it is usually used to refer to older non-electronic versions of the phonograph. noun

A historic wind-up record player that acoustically reproduces sound from a disk rather than a cylinder record. noun

An antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically noun

A record player.

An Edwardian equivalent of a CD player, which played flat black discs and powered by a spring that was wound by hand. Usually had a large sound trumpet on top to amplify the sound. Word is used in a derogatory way when refering to (once) popular music that is out of date or old fashioned. Urban Dictionary

A question asked all over and over again. It repeats itself like a broken record. Urban Dictionary

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The word "gramophone" in example sentences

The song "It" that was recently posted on said the gramophone is another highlight, with a wonderful accordian part. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The gramophone is a machine for recording such tunes as certain shops and other organisations choose to sell. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Decided the gramophone was a bit unwieldy and switched to MP3 myself. ❋ Norfolk Blogger (2009)

The flowers on the table are in a German shell for vase, and the gramophone was another village "find." ❋ Various (N/A)

Then a gramophone is a necessity, and all kinds of records will be necessary -- Beethoven, Stravinsky, Rimski-Korsikoff, Harry Lauder, Fox ❋ Alexander Sutherland Neill (1928)

Bury That bit about Sousa being scared of the gramophone was a great comparison. ❋ Digg (2012)

Marty: The gramophone is the origin of recording and sharing music. ❋ Gochengdoo (2010)

Radio and the gramophone were the only new marvels of the music world to reach India till the middle of the century. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Aldous Huxley worries in "The Spoken Word" about the future of book writing and speculates about whether writing will migrate entirely to the "gramophone" within a few years. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This hospital is very nice and when you come down from London youll see all the flowers and the gramophone which is a fair treat. ❋ Various (N/A)

The first commercial "gramophone" disc was offered for sale just over than 100 years ago. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At the start of the video she presses play to a dictaphone that sounds mellow music you could imagine playing from a gramophone, as an elderly couple dance in their parlour, rekindling loving courtship memories of old. ❋ Lydia Hughes (2011)

The confused, young. and exhausted SS Oberscharführer Hans Schöndorf Alexander Meile only wants to listen to recordings on the König's gramophone. ❋ George Heymont (2011)

The confused, young. and exhausted SS Oberscharführer Hans Schöndorf Alexander Meile only wants to listen to recordings on the König's gramophone. ❋ George Heymont (2011)

At a party, "I've brought my [Abba] [CD's]" Host: "I'll [wind up] the gramophone" ❋ Timof3 (2006)

A: Do you know [Britney] Spears' new song? B: [STFU], stop [asking] me that gramophone question. ❋ Watertowater (2011)

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