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ACOUSTIC GRAMOPHONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acoustic gramophone mean?
• ACOUSTIC GRAMOPHONE (noun)
The noun ACOUSTIC GRAMOPHONE has 1 sense:
1. an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
Familiarity information: ACOUSTIC GRAMOPHONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
acoustic gramophone; gramophone
Hypernyms ("acoustic gramophone" is a kind of...):
phonograph; record player (machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acoustic gramophone"):
Victrola (a brand of gramophone)
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