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Meanings of pickup arm in English

Mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge.

        Usage of pickup arm in English
        1
        The victor with the biggest head in the world puts the pickup arm on the record, but nothing happens.
        How the soldier repairs the gramophone
        2
        "I'm going, dear." She lifted the pickup arm and set it aside and switched off the talking-book machine as she went on speaking.
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