turntable
turntable Lexical Profile
turntable Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A circular revolving plate on a record player or phonograph upon which records are placed for playback or mixing.
"The DJ carefully placed the vinyl record on the turntable before lowering the stylus."
Any rotating circular platform used for displaying, turning, or working on objects.
"She used a small turntable to smoothly rotate and ice all sides of the multi-tiered wedding cake."
A large, circular revolving platform designed to turn railway locomotives or cars around, typically found in a railyard.
"The massive steam locomotive was driven onto the turntable to be rotated toward the maintenance shed."
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century as a compound of 'turn' and 'table'. It originally referred to the revolving platforms used to turn railway locomotives around, later adopted in the late 19th century for the rotating component of phonographs.
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