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phonograph | x |

As a noun phonograph

is literally, a device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.

As a verb phonograph

is (dated) to record for playback by phonograph.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

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")

    x

    Translingual

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    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----