gramophone
/ˈɡræməfəʊn/noun
उच्चारण ग्रैमफ़ोन
ग्रामोफ़ोन, रिकॉर्ड बजाने की मशीन
Core word
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[C] old-fashioned
an old type of machine for playing records, with a large horn to make the sound louder
ग्रामोफ़ोन, रिकॉर्ड बजाने की मशीन
- My grandfather still has his old gramophone.
- They listened to old film songs on the gramophone.
- The museum has a gramophone with a brass horn on display.
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- My grandmother wound up the gramophone and played an old record.
- A gramophone was a prized possession in many homes in the 1940s.
Synonyms record player phonograph
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gramophone (countable noun)
A gramophone is an old machine that plays records. It is countable.
'Gramophone' रिकॉर्ड बजाने वाली पुरानी मशीन है। यह countable है।
- Grandfather still keeps an old gramophone.
- The gramophone played a song by K. L. Saigal.
on a gramophone / gramophone record
Use on a gramophone for the device, and gramophone record for the disc. In modern use a record player is common.
यंत्र के लिए 'on a gramophone' और डिस्क के लिए 'gramophone record' आता है। आज 'record player' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- He played a Lata Mangeshkar song on the gramophone.
gramophone + horn / needle
The large horn amplified the sound, and a needle read the groove of the record.
बड़ा भोंपू आवाज़ बढ़ाता था और सुई रिकॉर्ड की खाँचे से ध्वनि पढ़ती थी।
- The needle of the gramophone had become blunt.
gramophone (past period)
Because the machine is old-fashioned, gramophone often appears in historical contexts: the age of the gramophone.
यह मशीन पुराने ज़माने की है, इसलिए 'gramophone' प्रायः ऐतिहासिक संदर्भ में आता है: the age of the gramophone।
- Music reached homes through the gramophone before radio.
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verb + gramophone
playwind upput onrepaircollect
- He wound up the gramophone and put on a record.
gramophone + noun
recordneedlehornplayercompany
- The gramophone company recorded many classical singers.
adjective + gramophone
oldantiquewind-upworkingportable
- An antique gramophone stood in the drawing room.
similar devices
record playerturntablephonographcassette player
- A turntable is the modern name for the record player.
gramophone + music
classical recordsold film songs78 rpmshellac discscrackling sound
- The crackling sound of an old 78 rpm record came from the gramophone.
ग्रामोफ़ोन से पुराने 78 rpm रिकॉर्ड की चरमराती आवाज़ आ रही थी।
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- My grandfather's gramophone still works after sixty years.
मेरे दादाजी का ग्रामोफ़ोन साठ वर्ष बाद भी चलता है।
- The museum has a collection of old gramophones.
संग्रहालय में पुराने ग्रामोफ़ोनों का संग्रह है।
- Radhika danced to a song from an old film played on the gramophone.
राधिका ने ग्रामोफ़ोन पर बजे एक पुरानी फ़िल्म के गीत पर नृत्य किया।
- People once gathered around the gramophone to hear music.
लोग कभी संगीत सुनने के लिए ग्रामोफ़ोन के चारों ओर इकट्ठा होते थे।
- Edison invented the phonograph, which led to the gramophone.
एडिसन ने फ़ोनोग्राफ़ का आविष्कार किया, जिससे ग्रामोफ़ोन तक पहुँचा गया।
- A gramophone needs no electricity; it works with a winding handle.
ग्रामोफ़ोन को बिजली की ज़रूरत नहीं होती; वह हैंडल घुमाने से चलता है।
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✗ We play the gramophone for listening songs.
✓ We play the gramophone for listening to songs.
Listen takes to before its object.
'Listen' के बाद object से पहले 'to' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
record player phonograph
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The gramophone was invented by Emile Berliner, while Thomas Edison invented the earlier phonograph.
GK: gramophone का आविष्कार Emile Berliner ने किया था, जबकि उससे पहले phonograph का आविष्कार Thomas Edison ने किया था।