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album |
a long-playing phonograph record or set of records, or the jacket or binder thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
cartridge |
a detachable case on a phonograph, containing the pickup and stylus. [1/4 definitions] |
console2 |
a cabinet, designed to stand on the floor, for a television set, phonograph, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
crystal pickup |
a phonograph pickup that used a piezoelectric crystal. |
disc1 |
a phonograph record. [1/2 definitions] |
disc2 |
a phonograph record. [1/3 definitions] |
discography |
the classification or study of phonograph records. [1/2 definitions] |
discophile |
one who collects and is esp. knowledgeable about phonograph records. |
dust jacket |
a paper or cardboard sleeve in which a phonograph record is stored for protection from dust, scratches, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
flip side |
(informal) the opposite, usu. less important, side of a phonograph record. [1/2 definitions] |
forty-five |
a phonograph record made for replay at forty-five revolutions per minute. [1/3 definitions] |
gramophone |
a machine for playing phonograph records, esp. an old-fashioned one. |
groove |
in a phonograph record, the channel for the stylus. [1/7 definitions] |
jukebox |
a coin-operated phonograph containing a variety of records that play automatically when selected by push buttons. |
label |
a distinctive sign or trademark for a product, esp. a phonograph record, or its manufacturer. [1/7 definitions] |
liner2 |
a stiff paper sleeve or jacket for a phonograph record. [1/2 definitions] |
long-playing |
pertaining to a phonograph record meant to be played at thirty-three and one third revolutions per minute. (See "LP.") |
LP |
abbreviation of "long-playing (record album)," a phonograph record meant to be played at thirty-three and one third revolutions per minute, or the music or other recorded material contained on it. |
magnetic pickup |
a phonograph pickup in which vibrations of the stylus are received by a coil in a magnetic field and thus converted to electrical current. |
platter |
a phonograph record. [1/3 definitions] |
record player |
a machine to play records, usu. including a turntable, tone arm, amplifier, and speakers; phonograph. |
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