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- 1. fuller form of record North American
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A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), a vinyl record (for later varieties only), or simply a record or vinyl is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the outside edge and ends near the center of the disc.
A phonograph, later called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910), and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of recorded sound.
Jul 16, 2024 · Phonograph, also called a record player, instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus, or needle, following a groove on a rotating disc. The invention of the phonograph is generally credited to Thomas Edison (1877). Learn more about phonographs in this article.
May 22, 2024 · The phonograph tracks the grooves engraved on the cylinder vertically while the gramophone tracks the grooves engraved on the shellac record horizontally and the horizontal technique helps the stylus to track the grooves better which results in better sound quality.
Apr 7, 2023 · First, let’s define what a record player and a phonograph are. A record player is a device that plays vinyl records. It typically has a turntable, a tonearm, and a cartridge. The turntable spins the record, while the tonearm holds the cartridge and moves it across the record’s grooves.
May 23, 2024 · A phonograph, gramophone, or record player, is a device which is designed to play back recorded music.
The earliest known recordings of the human voice are phonautograph recordings, called phonautograms, made in 1857. [8] . They consist of sheets of paper with sound-wave-modulated white lines created by a vibrating stylus that cut through a coating of soot as the paper was passed under it.
phonograph record (also audio disc, phonograph album, recording), n. A disk or cylinder with a spiral grove in which sound vibrations have been fixed using an analog signal.
A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the center of the disc.
The earliest known use of the noun phonograph record is in the 1870s. OED's earliest evidence for phonograph record is from 1878, in the writing of George Prescott. phonograph record is formed within English, by compounding.
