Phonautograph — (griech.), Vorrichtung zum Aufzeichnen von Schwingungen. Um die Schwingungen einer Stimmgabel graphisch darzustellen, versieht man eine ihrer Zinken mit einer Spitzer (Fig. 1) aus dünnem Messingblech und führt diese Spitze, während die Stimmgabel … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Phonautograph — Pho*nau to*graph, n. [Phono + Gr. ? self + graph.] (Physics) An instrument by means of which a sound can be made to produce a visible trace or record of itself. It consists essentially of a resonant vessel, usually of paraboloidal form, closed at … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phonautograph — Phonautogrāph (grch.), Vibrograph, Vorrichtung zum Aufzeichnen der Schwingungen tönender Körper durch Vermittlung der freien Luft; die erhaltenen Schallkurven heißen Phonautogramme oder Vibrogramme [Tafel: Schall II, 3] … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Phonautograph — The phonautograph was the earliest known invention of a sound inscription device. It was invented by Frenchman Édouard Léon Scott de Martinville and patented on March 25, 1857. It could transcribe sound to a visible medium, but had no means to… … Wikipedia
Phonautograph — Ein Phonautograph (Neologismus aus altgriechisch φωνή phoné „Ton“, αὐτός autós „selbst“ und γράφειν gráphein „schreiben“; wörtlich also Tonselbstschreiber)[1] ist eine Vorrichtung zur grafischen Aufzeichnung von Schall … Deutsch Wikipedia
phonautograph — noun One of the first phonographic recording devices, consisting of a horn or barrel focusing sound waves onto a membrane to which a hogs bristle was attached, causing the bristle to move so enabling it to inscribe a visual medium, which could… … Wiktionary
phonautograph — instrument for recording sound vibrations Scientific Instruments … Phrontistery dictionary
phonautograph — n. instrument used to visually record sounds by measuring sound vibrations … English contemporary dictionary
phonautograph — phon·au·to·graph … English syllables
phonautograph — /fəˈnɔtəgræf/ (say fuh nawtuhgraf), / graf/ (say grahf) noun an early mechanical apparatus for recording soundwaves, consisting of a horn for collecting the sound energy which operates on a diaphragm attached to which is a needle arranged so that …
