Clues for the word "PHONOGRAPH"

We've had 7 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 6 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on February 11, 2024.

Definition of phonograph

n. - A character or symbol used to represent a sound, esp. one used in phonography.
n. - An instrument for the mechanical registration and reproduction of audible sounds, as articulate speech, etc. It consists of a rotating cylinder or disk covered with some material easily indented, as tinfoil, wax, paraffin, etc., above which is a thin plate carrying a stylus. As the plate vibrates under the influence of a sound, the stylus makes minute indentations or undulations in the soft material, and these, when the cylinder or disk is again turned, set the plate in vibration, and reproduce the sound.