Phonograph record

Japanese: phonograph record(英語表記)phonographrecord
Phonograph record

...A disk on which linear grooves are carved in a spiral pattern, and the sound is recorded in the form of the degree of change in the length and width of the grooves. Other corresponding English terms include gramophone record, disk record, and phonograph record. Many people have attempted to record and play back sound, but these English terms seem to be vestiges of the names given to "records" by their original inventors.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "phonograph record" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…円盤上に,線状の音溝を渦巻状にきざみ,音を,溝のたて,よこの変化の程度,という形で記録したもの。対応する英語はほかにも,gramophone record,disk record,phonograph recordなどがある。音を記録し,再生する試みは多くの人々によってなされたが,これらの英語は,当時の考案者が“レコード”に与えた名称のなごりを現代にまでとどめているようである。…

※「phonograph record」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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