Meanings
nountone arm (plural tone arms)
plural tone arms
- a light, balanced arm that holds the pickup cartridge on a record player
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
Similar
pickuppickup arm
Broader
mechanical device
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German Tonarm
- Tonarmlight, balanced arm
Romanian braț acustic, braț cu ac
- braț acusticlight, balanced arm
- braț cu aclight, balanced arm
Cite this entry
APA
tone arm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tone%20arm
MLA
“tone arm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tone%20arm. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tone arm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tone%20arm.
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