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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 acousticallyplay

  Familiarity information: ACOUSTIC GRAMOPHONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ACOUSTIC GRAMOPHONE (noun)


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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