phonograph
noun
pho·no·graph ˈfō-nə-ˌgraf 
: an instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus or needle following a spiral groove on a revolving disc or cylinder
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Later versions of the phonograph were called the gramophone. 
Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022 Since the invention of the phonograph, in the eighteen-seventies, recordings—fixed, static, immutable—have gradually supplanted live performance as the way most listeners engage with music. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 July 2022 Voyager 1 and 2 took with them golden phonograph records with images and sounds meant to reflect human culture. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 May 2022 That was life up until Thomas Edison revolutionized music consumption for the first time in history with the invention of the phonograph, a 10-inch, 78 RPM cylinder disc that could only contain about three minutes of music per side. Ryan Larry, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2022 When the two men brought the Koss Model 390 phonograph to a Wisconsin hi-fi show soon after, the headphones were a hit; the larger unit, not so much. New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022 Dating back to Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph, the etched discs of polyvinyl chloride plastic became ubiquitous in the early 20th century. Scott Nover, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2022 From the phonograph to LP's, 8track, cassettes, CDs, MP3, streaming services, and now NFTs. Yola Robert, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Happenstance events in his daily life—visits to séances, an encounter with an X-ray machine, the arrival of a phonograph—are seamlessly folded into his sanatorium epic. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022 See More
Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022 Since the invention of the phonograph, in the eighteen-seventies, recordings—fixed, static, immutable—have gradually supplanted live performance as the way most listeners engage with music. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 July 2022 Voyager 1 and 2 took with them golden phonograph records with images and sounds meant to reflect human culture. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 May 2022 That was life up until Thomas Edison revolutionized music consumption for the first time in history with the invention of the phonograph, a 10-inch, 78 RPM cylinder disc that could only contain about three minutes of music per side. Ryan Larry, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2022 When the two men brought the Koss Model 390 phonograph to a Wisconsin hi-fi show soon after, the headphones were a hit; the larger unit, not so much. New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022 Dating back to Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph, the etched discs of polyvinyl chloride plastic became ubiquitous in the early 20th century. Scott Nover, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2022 From the phonograph to LP's, 8track, cassettes, CDs, MP3, streaming services, and now NFTs. Yola Robert, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Happenstance events in his daily life—visits to séances, an encounter with an X-ray machine, the arrival of a phonograph—are seamlessly folded into his sanatorium epic. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
phono- + -graph
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
phonograph
noun
pho·no·graph ˈfō-nə-ˌgraf
: an instrument that reproduces sounds recorded on a grooved disk