Video shows what phonograph means. Literally, a device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.. A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.. A turntable, especially an early, archaic record player.. phonograph synonyms: talking phonograph, gramophone, record player. Phonograph Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say phonograph. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary