turntable
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turntable
- /ˈtɜːnteɪb(ə)l/ UK
- /ˈtɝnˌteɪbəl/ US
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From turn + table.
noun turntables
- A circular rotating platform. This invention, by John Grantham, of 31, Nicholas-lane, E.C., refers to machines with turntables or mould frames, upon which are fixed a certain number of moulds, and around which three operations are carried on nearly simultaneously, […] The moulds are presented seriatim to these operations, and hi
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The circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console on which the record rests during play; (by extension), a record player.
I am also impressed with the good sound quality of the record. It is suitable for radio play, perhaps theater and film scores, as well as for the home turntable.
Similar: ones and twos
- A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks. In order to transfer an engine or carriage laterally to another line of rails, at a station or terminus, circular platforms called turntables are established upon each set of rails, which turn as upon a pivot in the centre of each line, each contiguous pair of tables being connected by short branch
- A circular platform allowing a board game to be rotated to face each player.
verb turntables · turntabling · turntabled
- To play (a record) using a turntable. Traditional carols we all know. Holiday Baroque, Renaissance and medieval music is not, and therefore makes a distinctive gift for the discriminating recordphile and is certain to be turntabled other times of the year, too: […]
- To rotate or turn around using, or as if using, a turntable. Herein we see a plan wisely borrowed from America, in whose great cities the bulk of the merchandise is not carted along the streets, but turntabled into and out of the warehouse basements from an underground railway.
- To manipulate sound using turntables; to perform turntablism; to scratch We particularly like hovering next to DJ Sid Wilson and seeing how he spends the large chunks of time where he's not turntabling.
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noun circular rotating platform
| Español | tornamesa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ターンテーブル tāntēburu |
| 中文 | 轉盤 /转盘 zhuànpán |
| Français | platine |
| Deutsch | Drehteller, Plattenteller, Drehscheibe |
| Русский | верту́шка vertúška |
noun circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console
| Español | tocadiscos, tornamesa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 転机 tenki |
| Français | platine tourne-disque, table de lecture |
| Deutsch | Plattenteller |
| Italiano | piatto |
| Română | platan |
noun record player — see also record player
| 中文 | 唱盤 /唱盘 chàngpán |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Plattenspieler |
| Italiano | giradischi |
| Ελληνικά | πικάπ pikáp |
noun rotating platform for turning locomotives
| Français | plaque tournante |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Drehscheibe |
noun rotating platform for turning cars and trucks
| Français | plaque tournante |
|---|
Talk about this word "turntable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turntable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. turntable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turntable "turntable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turntable.Cite this
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title = {turntable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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