phonograph record

noun

A disc, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph.

Meanings

nounphonograph record (plural phonograph records)

plural phonograph records

  1. A disc, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph.

    Synonyms: record, gramophone record, vinyl

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disc, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph.

More synonyms by meaning

nounsound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

Similar
phonograph recordingrecorddiskdiscplatter
Broader
sound recordingaudio recordingaudio

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

phonograph record. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonograph%20record

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“phonograph record.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonograph%20record. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonograph record,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonograph%20record.

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