noun
machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑phonograph
• Hypernyms: ↑machine
• Hyponyms: ↑gramophone, ↑acoustic gramophone, ↑jukebox, ↑nickelodeon
• Part Holonyms: ↑audio system, ↑sound system
• Part Meronyms:
↑cartridge, ↑pickup, ↑radio chassis, ↑record changer, ↑auto-changer, ↑changer, ↑tone arm, ↑pickup arm, ↑turntable
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noun, pl ⋯ -ers [count]
: a device used for playing musical records
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a piece of equipment for playing records in order to listen to the music, etc. on them
Useful english dictionary. 2012.