turntable

== English == === Etymology === From turn +‎ table. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːnteɪb(ə)l/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝnˌteɪbəl/ Hyphenation: turn‧ta‧ble === Noun === turntable (plural turntables) A circular rotating platform. (music) 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. Synonym: ones and twos (rail transport, road transport) A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === turntable (third-person singular simple present turntables, present participle turntabling, simple past and past participle turntabled) (transitive, music) To play (a record) using a turntable. (intransitive) To rotate or turn around using, or as if using, a turntable. (intransitive, music) To manipulate sound using turntables; to perform turntablism; to scratch ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === railway turntable on Wikipedia.Wikipedia turntable (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia