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Meaning of graphophone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. An improvement on the phonograph, using a floating stylus to cut grooves into a wax-coated cardboard cylinder.
  2. An optical device for showing (or photographing) an image when projected upon the atmosphere as a screen.

Equivalents

Français graphophone

Examples

“And then I see that the grip she was carrying was one of them little graphophones.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

graphoria graphorrhea graphoscope graphospasm graphosphere graphostatics

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