turntable
noun
turn·ta·ble
ˈtərn-ˌtā-bəl 
: a revolvable platform: such as
a
: a rotating platform that carries a phonograph record
b
: a platform with a track for turning wheeled vehicles (such as locomotives)
c
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Once a month, Trill hosts Fader Manners night, setting up 10 turntables so customers can learn to scratch and DJ.
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Is there any other piece of audio equipment that’s quite so intriguing and beautiful as a vinyl turntable?
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
There are some lofty concepts whirling around this production, and the actions (both of them) revolve, too, taking place on a slow-spinning turntable.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
That winds up on July 4th with a free concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and fireworks over the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with a concert anchored by Hip-Hop artist LL COOL J and DJ Z-Trip on the turntables.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Is there any other piece of audio equipment that’s quite so intriguing and beautiful as a vinyl turntable?
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
There are some lofty concepts whirling around this production, and the actions (both of them) revolve, too, taking place on a slow-spinning turntable.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
That winds up on July 4th with a free concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and fireworks over the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with a concert anchored by Hip-Hop artist LL COOL J and DJ Z-Trip on the turntables.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Turntable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turntable. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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turntable
noun
turn·ta·ble
-ˌtā-bəl
1
: a platform that can be turned around
2
: a round flat plate that turns a phonograph record
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