turntable
pronunciation
How to pronounce turntable in British English:
UK [ˈtɜːnteɪbl]
How to pronounce turntable in American English:
US [ˈtɜːrnteɪbl]
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- Noun:
- a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
- a revolving tray placed on a dining table
- a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars
Word Origin
- turntable (n.)
- also turn-table, "circular platform designed to turn upon its center," 1835, originally in the railroad sense, from turn (v.) + table (n.). The record-player sense is attested from 1908.
Example
- 1. The turntable could be used with an arm and stylus made by other firms .
- 2. With this principle in mind , he designed a turntable to minimise acoustic interference .
- 3. After the curtain closed and while mr. copperfield addressed the audience , the stage was apparently rotating very slowly on a lazy susan type turntable .
- 4. The sample is placed on a turntable and rotated inside this microscanner . The result is a 3d image with a resolution of 40 microns .
- 5. But it was the same 12 in circle of vinyl going round on the turntable , and listening to it involved sitting on the same sofa .