turntable

[ turn-tey-buhl ]

noun

1. the rotating disk that spins the record on a phonograph.
2. Railroads. a rotating, track-bearing platform pivoted in the center, used for turning turn locomotives and cars around.
3. a rotating stand used in sculpture, metalwork, and ceramics.

turntable

/ ˈtɜːnˌteɪbəl /

noun

1. the circular horizontal platform that rotates a gramophone record while it is being played
2. a flat circular platform that can be rotated about its centre, used for turning locomotives and cars
3. the revolvable platform on a microscope on which specimens are examined

Word History and Origins

Origin of turntable¹

First recorded in 1825–35; turn + table

Example Sentences

We also get a broad, electrifying sampling of the era’s freedom jams, be they from our shore’s turntables and radios or the African rumba scene.

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Hip-hop was a product of necessity, meaning they took the music program out of schools and in my generation, you had to get a drum machine or a turntable.

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Beyond the Moroccan entry gate and wind chimes from Arcosanti in Arizona, every guest room features stylish tiling, a turntable and an adventurously curated selection of books and albums.

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Even so, he spent many days at his local Licorice Pizza, strolling the aisles, hanging out with friends, and settling into the couch to listen to whatever disc was spinning on the turntable.

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One lamp is trained on a pedestal holding assorted glass lenses and other objects on two small turntables, which rotate at different speeds.

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