单词 | phonogram |
释义 | phonogramn. 1. A written character or symbol representing a spoken sound; spec. a letter or symbol in (esp. Isaac Pitman's) shorthand. See phonography n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > shorthand symbol discrete1620 logogram1840 grammalogue1845 phraseogram1847 outline1850 phonogram1864 logograph1888 tachygraph1965 1864 I. Pitman Man. Phonogr. (ed. 11) §17. 21 Phonogram, a written letter, or mark, indicating a certain sound, or modification of sound; as—k, ·ah. 1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. i. 22 It is probable that the..step by which the advance was made from ideograms to phonograms arose out of the necessity of expressing proper names. 1895 W. J. Hoffman Beginnings of Writing 173 A phonogram is the graphic representation of a sound. An alphabetic character is a phonogram. 1948 D. Diringer Alphabet ii. 63 They did not employ it [sc. the alphabet] when they could use word-signs or multi-consonantal phonograms. 1992 English 41 190 She is not concerned with philological questions like the genetic relations between languages, only with constantly variable relations between writing (pictograms, logograms, phonograms, etc.) and things. 2. A sound recording; spec. one made by a phonograph. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > a sound recording > [noun] > type of phonogram1878 phonograph record1878 phonautogram1887 re-recording1927 sound picture1928 studio recording1929 talking book1932 wire recording1933 audiobook1942 bootleg1951 music track1953 demo1954 single track1959 soundbite1973 pod2006 1878 Times 19 Aug. 4 We have been promised verbal communication with friends at a distance by sending them a sheet of tinfoil—or phonogram, as we may with propriety term it—impressed with a message from our lips. 1887 Spectator 22 Oct. 1407 The phonograph reports music with absolute exactness, and..the phonogram will keep for a hundred years. 1951 P. Grainger Let. 10–11 Dec. in All-round Man (1994) 256 Madame Lineva's phonograms of polyphonic Great-Russian folksongs. 2004 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 9 May 6 Also at risk from disc rot are Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms, credited with being the release that inspired Britons to throw away their phonograms. 3. A telegram that the sender dictates over the telephone. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [noun] > telegraphic message > types of telotype1850 cablegram1868 cable-message1877 phonogram1880 cable1883 ticking1888 aerogram1890 T.T.1893 petit bleu1898 Marconigram1902 radio-telegram1902 radiogram1903 wireless1903 news flash1904 teleflash1904 lettergram1908 day letter1910 night letter telegram1910 night telegraph letter1912 radio1915 printergram1932 teletype1933 greeting telegram1937 telemessage1941 overnight telegram1955 telex1957 1880 Science 10 July 24/2 The suggestion..to designate a message sent by telephone as a Phonogram appears to meet with favor in the English electrical journals. 1932 Telegraph & Telephone Jrnl. Oct. 2/1 Any telephone subscriber can hand over and receive his telegrams by telephone (phonogram service). 1976 R. N. Renton Telegraphy ix. 246/1 As far as the method is reversible, a telegram is delivered to the recipient over the same medium used for handing in, e.g. via phonograms, printergrams or leased teleprinter circuit. 2003 Malay Mail (Nexis) 3 July Malar who could not make it for the funeral, thought a condolence message via a phonogram would be the best way to console the grieving family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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