phonograph
/ˈfəʊnəɡrɑːf/noun
उच्चारण फ़ोनग्राफ़
फ़ोनोग्राफ़, पुराना रिकॉर्ड-प्लेयर, ग्रामोफ़ोन
Advanced word
noun
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[C] old-fashioned, North American English
an old machine for playing records, with a needle that picks up sound from a turning disc or cylinder
फ़ोनोग्राफ़, पुराना रिकॉर्ड-प्लेयर, ग्रामोफ़ोन
- Grandfather still keeps an old phonograph in the hall.
- The phonograph crackled before the song began.
- Early phonographs played sound from wax cylinders.
Synonyms gramophone record player
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
gramophone record player
AaSpelling
pho·no·graph
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek words phone, meaning sound, and graphein, meaning to write.
यह Greek शब्दों phone (ध्वनि) और graphein (लिखना) से बना है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
GK: Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.
GK: Thomas Edison ने 1877 में phonograph का आविष्कार किया।