noun
turntable
TURN-taybl
noun
1
A flat rotating platform, especially the spinning disc of a record player on which a vinyl record sits.
"He carefully placed the vinyl record on the turntable."
"DJs use two turntables to mix and scratch records."
How to Use Turntable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe spinning platform a record sits on, used to play vinyl or by DJs to mix and scratch.
Common pairings
spin on the turntable
DJ turntables
vinyl turntable
Word Forms
turntabled past tense, turntables plural, turntables singular
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Etymology
A straightforward compound of "turn" and "table", describing a table-like surface that turns.