talking machine


noun
  1. Older Use. a phonograph.

Origin of talking machine

1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words Nearby talking machine

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How to use talking machine in a sentence

  • This was the first practical and commercially usable talking machine.

  • These copies or duplicates are the talking-machine records which the public ultimately purchases.

  • The blank has become the “master record,” and the first stage of producing a talking-machine record has been passed.

  • An empty cigarette box can be easily changed to a useful container for talking-machine needles, as shown in the sketch.

  • Edison's crowning discovery at Menlo Park was the celebrated 'phonograph,' or talking machine.