"tonearm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tonearms [plural]
Etymology: tone + arm Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tone|arm}} tone + arm Head templates: {{en-noun}} tonearm (plural tonearms)
  1. The pivoting bar that holds the pickup of a record player and conducts the resulting signal to the amplifier.
    Sense id: en-tonearm-en-noun-9J4ev3P2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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