tone arm
1tone arm — tone′ arm or tone′arm n. hfi the free swinging bracket of a phonograph containing the pickup • Etymology: 1910–15 …
2tone arm — noun mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge • Syn: ↑pickup, ↑pickup arm • Hypernyms: ↑mechanical device • Part Holonyms: ↑record player, ↑phonograph * * * …
3tone arm — the free swinging bracket of a phonograph containing the pickup. Also, tonearm. Also called pickup arm. [1910 15] * * * …
4tone arm — noun a light, balanced arm that holds the pickup cartridge on a record player …
5tone arm — noun the movable arm supporting the pickup of a record player …
6tone arm — /ˈtoʊn am/ (say tohn ahm) noun → pick up arm …
7tone — n. & v. n. 1 a musical or vocal sound, esp. with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. 2 (often in pl.) modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood (a cheerful tone; suspicious tones). 3 a manner of expression in… …
8arm — I n. upper limb 1) to bend; cross; fold; lower; raise; stretch; swing; wave one s arms 2) (misc.) to take smb. by the arm; to fling/put/throw one s arms around smb.; to carry smt. under one s arm; to greet smb. with open/outstretched arms; to… …
9arm — arm1 armed, adj. armlike, adj. /ahrm/, n. 1. the upper limb of the human body, esp. the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist. 2. the upper limb from the shoulder to the elbow. 3. the forelimb of any vertebrate. 4. some part of an… …
10arm — I [[t]ɑrm[/t]] n. 1) anat. a) the upper limb of the human body b) the upper limb from shoulder to elbow 2) anat. a) the forelimb of any vertebrate b) any similar structure in an invertebrate 3) hfi any armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm… …
