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platter

platter

7 7.4
A record you play on a turntable
  • noun
  • /ˈplætər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : disco
  • Nolan's film fits just snugly onto an IMAX platter, and that's the way he wants it.
  • a silver platter
  • a spinning platter

Examples

  • George, can you please bring out the the Brain Platter for my guests?

  • Apparently, everybody wants to hear this new platter.

  • We'll hear that fine new platter by Nat King Cole...

  • And now, fellas, we'll hear that fine new platter by Nat King Cole, ''l'd Rather Have the Blues''.

  • Everyone at the party was excited to hear the latest platter from their favorite artist.

  • She put on the old platter and danced to the nostalgic tunes playing in the background.

  • After dinner, he decided to spin a classic platter that reminded him of his youth.

Synonyms

record
vsplatter
863 3.5

A flat disc used to play music on a turntable

is the informal way to refer to that same circular music medium
disk
vsplatter
  • Archaic
20 2.6

A flat round object that holds recorded music for a record player

is the informal, slang term for that circular sound storage object
phonorecord
vsplatter
  • Specialized
5 8.2

An item like a record or CD that holds recorded sound for playing

is the informal term limited to the disc form rather than all carriers
vinyl record
vsplatter
4 3.2

A flat round plastic disc that people play on a turntable to hear music

is the informal word for that same household music disc
phonograph record
vsplatter
  • Archaic
1 6.6

A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable

is the informal name for that same groove-based playback object
phonograph recording
vsplatter
  • Archaic
7.9

A flat disk with a long groove that makes sound when a needle moves

is the informal label used for that physical captured sound medium
phonograph recording disk
vsplatter
  • Archaic
9.9

A flat disk used to make and play sound on an old record player

is the casual term people use for that same coated playback disc

Idioms

5 5.1

To get something very easily without having to work for it

Compounds

spin the platter
  • Baby Talk
9.7

A children's game in which players turn a plate on its edge and try to catch it before it falls

Surface Forms

platter singular
platters plural

Etymology

Platter was later used for a phonograph record because a record is a round, 'flat' disk like a serving platter. That's why DJs and collectors sometimes call records 'platters'.