turntable
Syllables: turn·ta·bleUK/ˈtɜːnteɪb(ə)l/US/ˈtɝnˌteɪbəl/
turntable noun: a circular rotating platform.
Noun
turntable (plural turntables)
- A circular rotating platform.
- This invention, by John Grantham, of 31, Nicholas-lane, E.C., refers to machines with turntables or mould frames, upon which are fixed a certain number of moulds, and around which three operations are carried on nearly simultaneously, […] The moulds are presented seriatim to these operations, and...1863 December 11, “Grantham’s Manufacturing Compressed Fuel”, in The Engineer, volume XVI, London: Office for publication and advertisements, 163, Strand, W.C., →OCLC, page 342, column 1
- [T]he Museum has installed turntables to give life to other material. Thus one sees a cross-section of the human skull revolving slowly on its pedestal and a much enlarged model of the ear on another, so that the spectator can examine every detail without walking around the display.1943 January, Irvine White, “The Human Body—How It Works”, in E. D. Mitchell, editor, The Journal of Health and Physical Education, volume 14, number 1, Washington, D.C.: American Association for...
- 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.
- I am also impressed with the good sound quality of the record. It is suitable for radio play, perhaps theater and film scores, as well as for the home turntable.1979 February 3, Christopher Garten, “Msic to Soothe the Savage Beast”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 27, page 9
- Inside a belt-driven turntable is a small motor with a rubber band linking it to the underside of the deckplatter (the part you put the record on). […] Direct-driven turntables are a better option than belt-driven ones. […] [I]n direct-driven turntables the centre spindle is the motor (so it drives...2006, John Steventon, “Getting Decked Out with Turntables”, in DJing for Dummies (For Dummies), Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, part II (Navigating the Maze: Equipment Essentials)...
- A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks.
- In order to transfer an engine or carriage laterally to another line of rails, at a station or terminus, circular platforms called turntables are established upon each set of rails, which turn as upon a pivot in the centre of each line, each contiguous pair of tables being connected by short branch...1846, Luke Hebert, The Engineer’s and Mechanic’s Encyclopædia, […]. In Two Volumes, volume II, London: Thomas Kelly, […], →OCLC, page 432
- Of locomotive interest was "an engine house for spare engines which was about 60 ft. × 51 ft.; on the outside of this was an immense turntable sufficient to turn the engine and tender at once."1944 July and August, Reginald B. Fellows, “The Failure of Bricklayers Arms as a Passenger Station—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 211
- A circular platform allowing a board game to be rotated to face each player.
Verb
turntable (third-person singular simple present turntables, present participle turntabling, simple past and past participle turntabled)
- To play (a record) using a turntable.
- Traditional carols we all know. Holiday Baroque, Renaissance and medieval music is not, and therefore makes a distinctive gift for the discriminating recordphile and is certain to be turntabled other times of the year, too: […]1982, “Holiday Music”, in Westways, volume 74, Los Angeles, Calif.: Automobile Club of Southern California, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 66, column 3
- Rik Shaw of Deadly Dragon Soundsystem continues his weekly residency by turntabling the rudest Jamaican dance records ever pressed.2006, Spin, volume 22, New York, N.Y.: Spin Magazine, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 101, column 2
- To rotate or turn around using, or as if using, a turntable.
- Herein we see a plan wisely borrowed from America, in whose great cities the bulk of the merchandise is not carted along the streets, but turntabled into and out of the warehouse basements from an underground railway.1919, The Architectural Review, volume 45, London: The Architectural Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 28, column 2
- To submerge the upper body while turntabling on the side, perform one scoop with the lower arm, or two smaller scoops with the same arm, so that the body rolls and twists from a Spearfish position on the side into an inverted Spearfish position.1963, Beulah Gundling, Exploring Aquatic Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: International Academy of Aquatic Art, →OCLC, page 510
- To manipulate sound using turntables; to perform turntablism; to scratch
- We particularly like hovering next to DJ Sid Wilson and seeing how he spends the large chunks of time where he's not turntabling.2017 May 6, Zach Dionne, “Slipknot Classic ‘The Shape’ Gets a 360 Virtual Reality Live Video”, in Fuse, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2017
turntable meaning in Malay
turntable in Malay
- to rotate or turn around using, or as if using, a turntable
- gosok
- to manipulate sound using turntables
- gosok
Examples of turntable in a sentence
- The restaurant’s drive-through window had a turntable of bulletproof glass designed to allow transactions while preventing robberies.
- The record is already on the turntable: Miles Davis letting loose.
- She put another record on the turntable and gently lowered the needle.
Synonyms of turntable
Forms of turntable
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | turntables |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | turntables |
| present participle | turntabling |
| past participle | turntabled |
| past | turntabled |
Origin of turntable
From turn + table.
Words formed from turntable
Phrases with turntable
Questions about turntable
- What does turntable mean?
- Turntable means a circular rotating platform.
- What is turntable in Malay?
- Turntable in Malay is gosok. See Turntable meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is turntable?
- Turntable can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce turntable?
- Turntable is pronounced /ˈtɜːnteɪb(ə)l/ (UK).
- What is the plural of turntable?
- The plural of turntable is turntables.
Words near turntable in the dictionary
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