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phono|ˈfəʊnəʊ| colloq. abbrev. of phonograph n. (sense 3). Chiefly U.S., exc. as applied to a type of plug (and the corresponding socket) used with audio equipment, in which one conductor is cylindrical and the other is a central prong that extends beyond it. Freq. attrib. and in Comb.
1948F. Brown Dead Ringer 9 You can play the phono. 1956C. Fowler High Fidelity x. 203 Interconnections to and from preamp-control units are made via so-called ‘phono plugs’. Ibid., Hum is almost inevitable when the control unit is switched to the phono channel and the bass tone control is fully advanced. 1970J. Earl Tuners & Amplifiers iii. 70 American ‘phono’ sockets are commonly used for the tape signals. 1971Computers & Humanities VI. 95 Such multi-media materials as broadsides, films, filmstrips, and phono-records. 1973Washington Post 13 Jan. h7/5 (Advt.), Automatic portable phono. 1975Hi-Fi Answers Feb. 74/3 Some amplifiers do not have a DIN socket for tape recording, there being only phono types. 1975Physics Bull. May 229/1 These can be substituted for permanent magnets in phonocartridges. 1976Gramophone May 1835/1 The controls on the front panel are a large selector knob for phono, tuner, auxiliary, tape 1 and tape 2. [Etc.] 1978N.Y. Times 30 Mar. c10/1 Mounting a phono cartridge in a tone arm..invariably makes me think I'm in the wrong trade. |