phonograph

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

Etymology

From phono- + -graph.

In classic literature

Synonyms

record player

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