English > phonograph: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically. |
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| Synonym | record player |
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| Part of | audio system, sound system | A system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound |
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| Parts | cartridge, pickup | An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable |
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| radio chassis | A chassis for a radio receiver |
| record changer, auto-changer, changer | An automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention |
| tone arm, pickup, pickup arm | mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge |
| turntable | A circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played |
| Narrower | gramophone, acoustic gramophone | An antique record player |
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| jukebox, nickelodeon | A cabinet containing an automatic record player |
| Broader | machine | Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
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| Spanish | fonógrafo, tocadiscos, tocata |
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| Catalan | fonògraf, tocadiscos, tocadiscs |
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