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tonearm

tonearm noun: the pivoting bar that holds the pickup of a record player and conducts the resulting signal to the amplifier.

Noun

tonearm (plural tonearms)

  1. The pivoting bar that holds the pickup of a record player and conducts the resulting signal to the amplifier.

Forms of tonearm

pluraltonearms

Origin of tonearm

From tone + arm.

Questions about tonearm

What does tonearm mean?
Tonearm means the pivoting bar that holds the pickup of a record player and conducts the resulting signal to the amplifier.
What part of speech is tonearm?
Tonearm is a noun.
What is the plural of tonearm?
The plural of tonearm is tonearms.

Words near tonearm in the dictionary

  1. tone-bearing unit
  2. tone-bearing units
  3. tone-deaf
  4. tone-deafly
  5. tone-deafness
  6. tonearm
  7. tonearms
  8. tonebar
  9. tonebars
  10. toned
  11. toned down

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