electrophone

British  

/ ɪˈlɛktrəˌfəʊn, ɪˌlɛktrəˈfɒnɪk /

noun

1. music any instrument whose sound is produced by the oscillation of an electric current, such as an electronic organ, synthesizer, etc

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Other Word Forms

• electrophonic adjective

Example Sentences

He sets the microphone in the bell of his electrophone, as he did years before, and lets the record spin.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Then she slots the record on the spindle of Etiennes electrophone.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

She shows him the transmitter in the attic: its double battery, its old-fashioned electrophone, the hand-machined antenna that can be raised and lowered along the chimney by an ingenious system of levers.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The transmitter remains on, the microphone tucked into the bell of the electrophone as the needle traces the outermost groove.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

She places the microphone into the bell-shaped speaker of the electrophone, switches on the record player, and the plate begins to spin.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr