record player

American  

noun

1. phonograph.

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record player British  

noun

1. a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record, consisting of a turntable, usually electrically driven, that rotates the record at a fixed speed of 33, 45, or (esp formerly) 78 revolutions a minute. A stylus vibrates in accordance with undulations in the groove in the record: these vibrations are converted into electric currents, which, after amplification, are recreated in the form of sound by one or more loudspeakers See also monophonic quadraphonics stereophonic

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Etymology

Origin of record player

First recorded in 1930–35

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• phonograph vs. record player

Example Sentences

Like Cole’s water bottles, many of the objects on view — formerly a flashlight, a lamp, a wall clock, a record player, a fan, hair dryers — include plastics and other hard-to-recycle materials.

From New York Times

The lounge tied to the store a few miles outside Ketchikan offers couches, a fireplace, TV, record player, a free arcade game and adult coloring books.

From Seattle Times

Simon and Garfunkel would play on the record player my father had owned since he was a teenager.

From Salon

"We've had music boxes, clocks, hairdryers, record players, radios, hedge trimmers and mowers - everything under the sun in terms of electrical stuff," he explains.

From BBC

The inside of the tent is decorated with a full bed, chairs, a TV and portable record player, which has replaced the stove for the summer.

From Seattle Times