phonographic

[ foh-nuh-graf-ik ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.

  2. of, relating to, or noting phonography.

Origin of phonographic

1
1830–40 in sense “pertaining to phonograms”; 1878 for current senses; phonograph, phonograph(y) + -ic
  • Sometimes pho·no·graph·i·cal .

Other words from phonographic

  • pho·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby phonographic

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How to use phonographic in a sentence

  • They are used, one at a time, as the machine is required, to take down or to render back a phonographic message.

  • Think of your memory as a phonographic record, and take care that you place the right kind of impressions upon it.

    Your Mind and How to Use It | William Walker Atkinson
  • To fix this fact in the mind, the student may think of the retentive and reproductive phases of memory as a phonographic record.

    Your Mind and How to Use It | William Walker Atkinson
  • Answer: any system will answer the purpose of the woman who desires to become simply a phonographic amanuensis.

    Work for Women | George J. Manson
  • It leads to a mental habit of phonographic repetition, with no resort to independent thinking.

British Dictionary definitions for phonographic

phonographic

/ (ˌfəʊnəˈɡræfɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to phonography

  2. of or relating to the recording of music

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