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graphophone.

An improvement on the phonograph, using a floating stylus to cut grooves into a wax-coated cardboard cylinder.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  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.

Where this word comes from

From graph + -o- + -phone.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.