Difference between epitaph and phonograph
Definitions
noun
- a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person
- an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
Examples
The distich caused discussion regarding the quantity of "hic", but the pope defended the prosody of Voltaire who confirmed his opinion by a quotation from Virgil which he said ought to be the epitaph of
An epitaph is on a gravestone, and while I am sure they would be happy to oblige, that wasn’t what they were actually throwing, I don’t think ….
Kaysersberg; finally, in one of the vestries is the epitaph, in german verses, of the celebrated printer John Mentelin of
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noun
- machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
Examples
An unexpected sharp vibration can cause the head to crash onto the surface of the disk, gouging it like a phonograph needle can scratch a record.
It was the home entertainment center before radio and phonographic records came along.
Edison perfected and patented everything from the first phonograph player in 1877 to the first practical light bulb in 1879.
