RECORD PLAYER Definition & Meaning

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record player

noun

phonograph.

record player

noun

a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record, consisting of a turntable, usually electrically driven, that rotates the record at a fixed speed of 33, 45, or (esp formerly) 78 revolutions a minute. A stylus vibrates in accordance with undulations in the groove in the record: these vibrations are converted into electric currents, which, after amplification, are recreated in the form of sound by one or more loudspeakers See also monophonic quadraphonics stereophonic

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of record player¹

First recorded in 1930–35

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It was outfitted with a couch, coffee table, piano and record player.

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Jim agreed to the plan, only later to realize most of the prime items — a record player, radio, desk and alarm clock — were on his brother’s side of the room.

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A report last year found only 50% of vinyl consumers own a record player, making the cover art especially important.

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