platter
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈplætər/
- Archaic
- 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
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George, can you please bring out the the Brain Platter for my guests?
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Apparently, everybody wants to hear this new platter.
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We'll hear that fine new platter by Nat King Cole...
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And now, fellas, we'll hear that fine new platter by Nat King Cole, ''l'd Rather Have the Blues''.
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Everyone at the party was excited to hear the latest platter from their favorite artist.
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She put on the old platter and danced to the nostalgic tunes playing in the background.
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After dinner, he decided to spin a classic platter that reminded him of his youth.
Synonyms
876
3.5
A flat disc used to play music on a turntable
121
2.6
A flat round object that holds recorded music for a record player
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3.2
A flat round plastic disc that people play on a turntable to hear music
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6.6
A flat round disc with a groove that stores music and is played on a turntable
2
8.2
An item like a record or CD that holds recorded sound for playing
1
7.9
A flat disk with a long groove that makes sound when a needle moves
A flat disk used to make and play sound on an old record player
Idioms
Compounds
- Baby Talk
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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
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'.