phonograph

noun

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

Roots

phonephon- · Greek · sound, voice grapho-graph · Greek · write, draw

Synonyms for phonograph

gramophonen turntablen jukeboxn stereon audiophile

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The word phonograph breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: phon-, from Greek phone (“sound, voice”); and -graph, from Greek grapho (“write, draw”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.