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antiskating

antiskating noun: a feature of a record player that prevents the stylus from slipping out of the groove and "skating" across the surface of the record.

Noun

antiskating (uncountable)

  1. A feature of a record player that prevents the stylus from slipping out of the groove and "skating" across the surface of the record.
    • Virtually all pickups these days appear to have been designed for use on turntables with antiskating, which my AR lacks. I talked with one man who had replaced his cartridge with a modern one having an elliptical stylus […]1978, High Fidelity, volume 28, numbers 7-12, page 52
    • I must take issue with the method of setting a tone arm's antiskating compensation recommended in August's "Troubleshooting" article […]1985, Stereo Review, volume 50, page 8

Origin of antiskating

From anti- + skating.

Questions about antiskating

What does antiskating mean?
Antiskating means a feature of a record player that prevents the stylus from slipping out of the groove and "skating" across the surface of the record.
What part of speech is antiskating?
Antiskating is a noun.

Words near antiskating in the dictionary

  1. antisink
  2. antisiphon
  3. antisiphoning
  4. antisite
  5. antisites
  6. antiskating
  7. antiskeptic
  8. antiskeptical
  9. antiskepticism
  10. antiskeptics
  11. antiskid

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