turntable

[ turn-tey-buhl ]

/ ˈtɜrnˌteɪ bəl /

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noun

the rotating disk that spins the record on a phonograph.

Railroads. a rotating, track-bearing platform pivoted in the center, used for turning locomotives and cars around.

a rotating stand used in sculpture, metalwork, and ceramics.

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Origin of turntable

First recorded in 1825–35; turn + table

Words nearby turntable

turnsole, turnspit, turnstile, turnstone, turnt, turntable, turntable ladder, turntablist, turn tail, turn the clock back, turn the corner

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How to use turntable in a sentence

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.
After Visiting Pluto, NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Reaches Another Cosmic Milestone|Jeffrey Kluger|April 16, 2021|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.
Can Brain Tech Turn You Into the Next Kanye?|Joshua Eferighe|April 4, 2021|Ozy
Some flowers that are placed on the stage symbolize the birth of music, which Nina Flowers generates from her turntables.
‘I was born to create and entertain’|Yariel Valdés González|February 17, 2021|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.
The best microwaves: This way for buttery popcorn and tempting leftovers|PopSci Commerce Team|January 22, 2021|Popular-Science

It has 1,200 watts of power and a large turntable for an even, efficient cook.
The best microwaves: This way for buttery popcorn and tempting leftovers|PopSci Commerce Team|January 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Just pop a few bananas on a turntable and you've got yourself a casual kick back!
Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ Is Too Much Booty for One Man to Handle|Amy Zimmerman|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The disc jockey mumbled a few words, then played whatever record was cued up on his turntable.
I Reported John Lennon's Death|Steve North|December 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
For that, credit a power mom, the running man, a college course, and a giant turntable.
The Web's Supermom|Cait Murphy|July 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And the turntable comes from the rotating stage at the shopping-network QVC, where Sharkey worked in the early 1990s.
The Web's Supermom|Cait Murphy|July 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It consists of the house, turntable, and figures, the turntable being suspended on a violin string.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop|Harris W. Moore
Of course, neither they nor the turntable should touch any part of the house as they swing around.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop|Harris W. Moore
Before the 1847 slipped from the turntable into the waiting stall, the hostlers and the wipers were at her.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
Then on to the turntable and the waiting stall, until ready to go out again upon the regular service or extra duty.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
The work, being kept on a whirler or turntable, is sprayed now and then with water and thus prevented from becoming too hard.
The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns

British Dictionary definitions for turntable

turntable

/ (ˈtɜːnˌteɪbəl) /

noun

the circular horizontal platform that rotates a gramophone record while it is being played

a flat circular platform that can be rotated about its centre, used for turning locomotives and cars

the revolvable platform on a microscope on which specimens are examined

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