gramophone
[ gram-uh-fohn ]
/ ˈgræm əˌfoʊn /
noun
a phonograph.
Origin of gramophone
First recorded in 1887; originally a trademark; apparently inversion of
phonogram now obsolete name for a phonographic cylinder
OTHER WORDS FROM gramophone
gram·o·phon·ic [gram-uh-fon-ik] /ˌgræm əˈfɒn ɪk/, gram·o·phon·i·cal, adjective gram·o·phon·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby gramophone
grammaticism,
grammatology,
gramme,
grammy,
gramont,
gramophone,
grampa,
grampian,
grampian mountains,
grampian region,
grampians
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British Dictionary definitions for gramophone
gramophone
/ (ˈɡræməˌfəʊn) /
noun
- Also called: acoustic gramophone 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 hornUS and Canadian name: phonograph
- (as modifier)a gramophone record
the technique and practice of recording sound on disc
the gramophone has made music widely available
Derived forms of gramophone
gramophonic (ˌɡræməˈfɒnɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for gramophone
C19: originally a trademark, perhaps based on an inversion of
phonogram; see
phono-,
-gram