| 单词 | gramophone |
| 释义 | gramophone (once / 11808 pages) n A gramophone is an old type of record player. These days, a gramophone is a real antique. A gramophone, like a cassette player, CD player, or MP3 player, is a device for playing music. A gramophone plays records: discs with grooves that are amplified by a needle. It's a relic today, but at one time this turntable device was the chief means by which recorded music made its way to the ears of home listeners. The word was originally a trademark, and inspired the Grammy Awards (originally the Gramophone Awards), which are over fifty years old. WORD FAMILYgramophone: gramophones USAGE EXAMPLESThe upcoming 59th Grammy Awards will give out gold gramophone records to winners in over 80 categories on Feb. 12 at the Staples Center. Reuters(Nov 29, 2016) Soon after, competing companies released their own versions of the phonograph, including the Victor Talking Machine Company’s gramophone and Columbia’s graphophone. Washington Times(Nov 13, 2016) “It’s called a gramophone. Gramo. Phone. It plays records. You know, music. A gramophone.” Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) n an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically Syn|Hypo|Hyper acoustic gramophone Victrola a brand of gramophone phonograph, record player machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically |
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