phonograph
Vinyl spinning machine
A phonograph is a device that plays recorded sound from grooved discs or cylinders.
The needle follows the groove's variations, converting physical impressions back into audible sound.
The word is old-fashioned in American English, where record player or turntable now dominates, though phonograph persists in phonograph record.
British English preferred gramophone.
Rotating music player
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- stylusPointed implement for marking
cartridge · groove · LP · album · track · playback · hi-fi · stereo
Prolific American inventor
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- VictrolaEarly record player brand
Berliner · mechanical · innovation · breakthrough · 19th-century · inventor · Bell · tinfoil
Old valued collectible
- VictrolaEarly record player brand
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- relicPreserved ancient object
- heirloomInherited family treasure
artifact · vintage · restoration · preservation · auction · mint · rare · cabinet
Number after seventy-seven
cylinder · disc · wax · pressing · master · dub · album · compilation
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- memoriesStored past experiences
reminiscence · classic · old-fashioned · sepia · timeless · heritage · sentimental · parlor
turntable
Rotating music player
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- needlePointed implement for sewing
stylus · cartridge · groove · LP · album · track · playback · hi-fi · stereo · mono
Edison
Prolific American inventor
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
Victrola · Berliner · mechanical · innovation · breakthrough · 19th-century · inventor · Bell · tinfoil · reproducer
antique
Old valued collectible
- VictrolaEarly record player brand
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- relicPreserved ancient object
heirloom · artifact · vintage · restoration · preservation · auction · mint · rare · cabinet · horn
78
Number after seventy-seven
EP · cylinder · disc · wax · pressing · master · dub · album · compilation · reissue
retro
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
memories · reminiscence · classic · old-fashioned · sepia · timeless · heritage · sentimental · parlor · crackle
- 1890s1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894
- analog technologyanalog clocks, analog clock, analog computers, film cameras, analog meter
- audiosound, headphones, audio track, volume control, sound recording
- Innovationselectricity, steam engine, printing press, telegraph, automobile
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- audio equipmentspeakers, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers, subwoofer
phonographstreaming service
Internet media delivery platform
iPod · Spotify · smartphone · CD player · digital audio
phonographmicrophone
Audio input device
recording device · musical instrument · live performance · synthesizer · recording studio
phonographmicrophone
Audio input device
recording studio · sound recorder · dictaphone · tape recorder
- phonograph recordGrooved disc holding audio