tonearm

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noun

The pivoting bar that holds the pickup of a record player and conducts the resulting signal to the amplifier.

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Meanings

nountonearm (plural tonearms)

plural tonearms

  1. The pivoting bar that holds the pickup of a record player and conducts the resulting signal to the amplifier.

Origin

From tone + arm.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tonearm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonearm

MLA

“tonearm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonearm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonearm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonearm.

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