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| phonograph |
a machine that reproduces sound that has been recorded in the grooves of a disk; record player. |
| record |
A record is a flat, round disk that can be used to play music or other sounds that have been recorded. A record is made of a hard plastic called "vinyl" and is usually black. A record can be played on a "record player." As a record gets turned around and around by the record player, a special "needle" picks up the sounds. [1/8 definitions] |
| record player |
A record player is a machine that plays records, which are discs that have been recorded with music or speech. A record player has something called a "turntable." A turntable goes around and around with the record on it. While the record turns, a special "needle" attached to a kind of "arm" picks up the recorded sounds and sends them to a speaker so you can hear them. |
| turntable |
the round plate that holds and rotates the record on a record player. [1/2 definitions] |
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