gramophone

/ˌgræməˈfoʊn/

Other forms: gramophones

A gramophone is an old type of record player. These days, a gramophone is a real antique.

A gramophone, like a cassette player, CD player, or MP3 player, is a device for playing music. A gramophone plays records: discs with grooves that are amplified by a needle. It's a relic today, but at one time this turntable device was the chief means by which recorded music made its way to the ears of home listeners. The word was originally a trademark, and inspired the Grammy Awards (originally the Gramophone Awards), which are over fifty years old.

Definitions of gramophone

1. noun

   an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
   synonyms: acoustic gramophone

   types:

   Victrola

   a brand of gramophone

   type of:

   phonograph, record player

   machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically