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needle talk

needle talk noun: the faint background sound produced by the vibrations of a turntable's stylus as a record is played.

Noun

needle talk (uncountable)

  1. The faint background sound produced by the vibrations of a turntable's stylus as a record is played.

Forms of needle talk

alternative formneedletalk

Questions about needle talk

What does needle talk mean?
Needle talk means the faint background sound produced by the vibrations of a turntable's stylus as a record is played.
What part of speech is needle talk?
Needle talk is a noun.

Words near needle talk in the dictionary

  1. needle sharing
  2. needle shell
  3. needle shells
  4. needle sickness
  5. needle spar
  6. needle talk
  7. needle telegraph
  8. needle telegraphs
  9. needle threader
  10. needle threaders
  11. needle time

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