An alternate or archaic spelling of gramophone; a mechanical device for recording and reproducing sound using a needle and rotating cylinder or disk.
From Greek 'gramma' (something written or recorded) + 'phone' (sound). The original term 'gramophone' was invented for Thomas Edison's phonograph, literally meaning 'sound writer.'
The word 'gramophone' is a brilliant piece of technological terminology—it perfectly describes what the machine does: it writes sound waves as grooves and reads them back as sound.
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