Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The circular horizontal rotating platform of a phonograph on which the record is placed.
- noun A phonograph exclusive of amplifying circuitry and speakers.
- noun A circular horizontal rotating platform equipped with a railway track, used for turning locomotives, as in a roundhouse.
- noun A rotating platform or disk, such as a lazy Susan.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A circular platform designed to turn upon its center, and supported by a series of wheels that travel upon a circular track laid under the edge of the platform.
- noun A device used in tracing the circular cementcells for microscope-slides.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also
turnplate .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
circular rotating platform of arecord player or DJ console - noun a similar
device to be connected to theamplifier of ahi-fi system - noun a circular rotating platform used for turning
locomotives , cars or trucks - noun a
rotating platform designed for use by acar , either motorized or manually rotated, and usually installed in a driveway or in a garage floor - verb To manipulate sound using turntables; to perform
turntablism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
- noun a revolving tray placed on a dining table
- noun a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars
Etymologies
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Examples
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They are not what I call a turntable act, it's all about great live performances.
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Surrounding the turntable is a circular road, complete with center stripes.
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"We did a lot of what I call turntable hits," she says.
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"We did a lot of what I call turntable hits," she says.
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"We did a lot of what I call turntable hits," she says.
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"We did a lot of what I call turntable hits," she says.
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She does not understand the joy of having a vinyl album in it's full glory, a cassette of the same album (so you can listen to it in the car) and a CD of it also (with some extra tracks and good sound) which I can play at the house since my turntable is currently not working.
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When I explain it like that, I get the response "Well, since the turntable is not working and has not worked in a year or so, why don't you get rid of the vinyl?"
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The turntable is from ION; setup and use is a breeze; this type of technology has been around for a while, but because of how simple this configuration is, I highly recommend it. (more …)
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By my math this turntable is now closer to $92 Canadian (plus tax and shipping, of course).
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