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turn⋅ta⋅ble

  [turn-tey-buhl]
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–noun
1. the rotating disk that spins the record on a phonograph.
2. Railroads. a rotating, track-bearing platform pivoted in the center, used for turning locomotives and cars around.
3. a rotating stand used in sculpture, metalwork, and ceramics.
Origin:
1825–35; turn + table
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turn·ta·ble   (tûrn'tā'bəl)   
n.  
    1. The circular horizontal rotating platform of a phonograph on which the record is placed.
    2. A phonograph exclusive of amplifying circuitry and speakers.
  2. A circular horizontal rotating platform equipped with a railway track, used for turning locomotives, as in a roundhouse.
  3. A rotating platform or disk, such as a lazy Susan.
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Turntable

Turn"ta`ble\, n. A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also turnplate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Turntable
Spanish: plato, giradiscos,
German: der Plattenteller,
Japanese: 回転盤
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turntable 
1835, originally in the railroad sense, from turn + table. The record player sense is attested from 1908.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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turntable

in sound reproduction, rotating platform that carries a phonograph record. Turntables commonly revolve at 16 23, 33 13, 45, or 78 revolutions per minute; many record players have gearing that allows the user to choose among these speeds. For best sound reproduction, constant turning speed is crucial; transcription turntables used by radio stations are weighted to minimize speed variations and are driven by synchronous motors. Though several different types of driving mechanism were tried in early phonographs, the electric motor, cushion-mounted to minimize vibration, became the most widely employed.

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