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Epigraph vs Phonograph - What's the difference?

epigraph | phonograph |

As nouns the difference between epigraph and phonograph

is that epigraph is an inscription, especially one on a building while phonograph is literally, a device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.

As a verb phonograph is

to record for playback by phonograph.

epigraph

English

(wikipedia epigraph)

Noun

(en noun)
  • an inscription, especially one on a building.
  • a literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.
  • (mathematics, of a function) the set of all points lying on or above the function's graph.

    • Related terms

    * epigraphy * epigrapher or epigraphist

    Antonyms

    * (mathematics) hypograph

    phonograph

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Literally, a device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
  • (British, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.
  • (North America) A turntable, especially an early, archaic record player.
  • (dated) A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.

    • Synonyms

    * (cylinder player) talking phonograph * (turntable) gramophone (British), record player

    Derived terms

    * phonograph record

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated) To record for playback by phonograph.
  • (dated) To transcribe into phonographic symbols.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "phonograph")