microgroove

[ mahy-kruh-groov ]

noun
  1. a needle groove so narrow that over 200 can be cut in an inch of playing surface on a long-playing record.

Origin of microgroove

1
First recorded in 1945–50; micro- + groove

Words Nearby microgroove

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British Dictionary definitions for microgroove

microgroove

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɡruːv) /


noun
    • the narrow groove in a long-playing gramophone record

    • (as modifier): a microgroove record

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