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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

/ ˈɜːˌٱɪə /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of turntable1

First recorded in 1825–35; turn + table
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