The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . neiit a plionoijnmhlc manner, (a) As regards or by n ,.>^„v ^1 .v,,.^.v, ^ , ;, -, ? reportei. o. (mni^.,,,.^^,;) m,ag,>(.„, .md comparep/u/na«t<wrapA. Of or pertaining to tho phonograph; produced pionomotor (fo-no-motor), ii. [< Ur. ouvii, bv menus of the phonogi-aph. sound, voice, + L. mo/oi, mover: see JHod/r.] phonographical (fo-no-giafi-kal), a. [< pho- ^j, iustrument by which the energ)- of sound- iiiiiiriijiliir + -((/.] i^ame as plioiii


The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . neiit a plionoijnmhlc manner, (a) As regards or by n ,.>^„v ^1 .v,,.^.v, ^ , ;, -, ? reportei. o. (mni^.,,,.^^,;) m,ag,>(.„, .md comparep/u/na«t<wrapA. Of or pertaining to tho phonograph; produced pionomotor (fo-no-motor), ii. [< Ur. ouvii, bv menus of the phonogi-aph. sound, voice, + L. mo/oi, mover: see JHod/r.] phonographical (fo-no-giafi-kal), a. [< pho- ^j, iustrument by which the energ)- of sound- iiiiiiriijiliir + -((/.] i^ame as plioiiiifiraphic. waves, as those produced by the human voice, ihonographically (fo-no-grafi-kal-i), a<?i. In ^jjy ije made to perform medianical work. a plionogi nphic manner, (a) Asregards or bymeans s„ch an iustrument invented by Edison has a of phonography, lb) As regards or by means of the pho- ij);„ that of a phonograph, and a diaphragm the vibration nograph. of which, transmitted by means of a pawl, causes a smaU phonographist (fo-nogra-fist), n. [< lihoiin- wheel to revolve. Compare j</wn()«:«ptv. Plionograph (earlier foniO. Connected with the center ol this diaphragm is a steelpoint, which, when the sounds are projected on the diskfrom the mouth])iece, vibrates backward and part of the apparatus is adjusted to a cylinder whichrotates on a lioi izonUd On the surface of the cylin. moans, is cut a spiral groove, and on the axis there is a spiral rjhonolite (1screw of the same pitch, which wmks in a nut, W hen the *^,,,,„„„,,,,,. ,instrument is to be used, a piece ol tin-foil is gummed iniiininnt , iround the cylinder, and the steel point is adjusted so asjust to touch the tin-foil above the line ol tlie spiral words are now spoken throuKli tlie mouthpiece, and thecylinder is kept rotatiiiu either by the hand or by clock-work, a series of small marks will be made on the foil bythe vibratory movement of tli


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