Phonograph

Origin

From - + graph + -.

Full definition of phonograph

Noun

1. Literally, a device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
2. (British, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
3. (North America) A turntable, especially an early, archaic record player.
4. (dated) A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.

Synonyms

• (cylinder player) talking phonograph
• (turntable) gramophone British, record player

Derived terms

• phonograph record

Verb

1. (transitive, dated) To record for playback by phonograph.
2. (transitive, dated) To transcribe into phonographic symbols.