turntable
Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːnteɪb(ə)l/
The English word “turntable” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- A circular rotating platform.
- 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.
- A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks.
- A circular platform allowing a board game to be rotated to face each player.
verb
- To play (a record) using a turntable.
- To rotate or turn around using, or as if using, a turntable.
- To manipulate sound using turntables; to perform turntablism; to scratch
Etymology
From turn + table.
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