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

The Voyagers go a step further, carrying gold plated records etched with images and sounds of Earth that will be revealed if an extraterrestrial species ever intercepts the spacecraft and puts the records on nothing more high-tech than a turntable.

From Time

As its promotion video shows, it could allow a DJ to control the EQ level with her mind, allowing her hands to stay free for the turntable.

From Ozy

Some flowers that are placed on the stage symbolize the birth of music, which Nina Flowers generates from her turntables.

From Washington Blade

Many models have options to disable the turntable, which helps when cooking or reheating food on uneven plates or dishes that are too wide to spin.

From Popular-Science

It has 1,200 watts of power and a large turntable for an even, efficient cook.

From Popular-Science

Just pop a few bananas on a turntable and you've got yourself a casual kick back!

From The Daily Beast

The disc jockey mumbled a few words, then played whatever record was cued up on his turntable.

From The Daily Beast

For that, credit a power mom, the running man, a college course, and a giant turntable.

From The Daily Beast

And the turntable comes from the rotating stage at the shopping-network QVC, where Sharkey worked in the early 1990s.

From The Daily Beast

It consists of the house, turntable, and figures, the turntable being suspended on a violin string.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, neither they nor the turntable should touch any part of the house as they swing around.

From Project Gutenberg

Before the 1847 slipped from the turntable into the waiting stall, the hostlers and the wipers were at her.

From Project Gutenberg

Then on to the turntable and the waiting stall, until ready to go out again upon the regular service or extra duty.

From Project Gutenberg

The work, being kept on a whirler or turntable, is sprayed now and then with water and thus prevented from becoming too hard.

From Project Gutenberg