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Ideogram vs Phonograph - What's the difference?

ideogram | phonograph |

As nouns the difference between ideogram and phonograph

is that ideogram is a symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include numerals, many Chinese characters, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as & and @ 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.

ideogram

Alternative forms

* ideogramme (rare)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include numerals, many Chinese characters, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as .
  • Synonyms

    * (symbol) ideograph

    Derived terms

    * ideogrammatic * ideogrammatically

    Noun

  • Declension

    {{sh-decl-noun , ideogram, ideogrami , ideograma, ideograma , ideogramu, ideogramima , ideogram, ideograme , ideograme, ideogrami , ideogramu, ideogramima , ideogramom, ideogramima }}

    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.