phonograph recording disk
- noun
- /ˈfoʊnəˌɡræf rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ dɪsk/
- Archaic
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disco de grabación
- The museum displayed a rare phonograph recording disk from the 1930s.
Examples
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She inherited a collection of vintage phonograph recording disks from her grandfather.
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I found an old phonograph recording disk in the attic.
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Audio engineers once used a phonograph recording disk to capture live performances before magnetic tape became widespread.
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Look at this phonograph recording disk!
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She inherited a collection of vintage phonograph recording disks from her grandfather.
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The museum displayed a rare phonograph recording disk from the 1930s.
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I found an old phonograph recording disk in the attic.
Synonyms
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3.5
A flat disc used to play music on a turntable
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5.5
A large vinyl record used to play music on a record player
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2.6
A flat round object that holds recorded music for a record player
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7.4
A record you play on a turntable
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8.2
An item like a record or CD that holds recorded sound for playing
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3.2
A flat round plastic disc that people play on a turntable to hear music
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6.6
A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable
A record covered with acetate used for quick temporary recordings
A flat disk with a long groove that makes sound when a needle moves
How Durable
Surface Forms
Morphology
phonograph + recording + disk
The phrase is fully compositional: a 'disk' (flat circular object) that is a 'recording' for a 'phonograph' (sound-playing device). A B1 learner who knows those constituent meanings can readily infer it denotes a phonograph record used to record/play sound, so the expression is transparent.
Etymology
Phonograph recording disk combines phonograph, recording, and disk: the phonograph is the old machine that plays sound, recording means saving sound, and disk is a flat round plate. Early sound was 'written' as tiny grooves on the disk so a machine could play it again, so the name means a flat disk used 'to record and play back sound'.