turntable

[turn-tey-buhl] Origin

turn·ta·ble

[turn-tey-buhl]
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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Turntable is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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turntable (ˈtɜːnˌteɪbəl)
 
n
1.  the circular horizontal platform that rotates a gramophone record while it is being played
2.  a flat circular platform that can be rotated about its centre, used for turning locomotives and cars
3.  the revolvable platform on a microscope on which specimens are examined

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Word Origin & History

turntable
1835, originally in the railroad sense, from turn + table. The record player sense is attested from 1908.
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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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