turntable
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈtɜrnˌteɪbəl/
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tocadiscos
- He carefully adjusted the needle on the turntable to play his favorite vinyl record.
It was enough for him to buy his his turntables and become a professional DJ.
- It was enough for him to buy his his turntables and become a professional DJ.
- Next thing I picked up is a turntable.
- I got him a turntable, an old Jim Croce album sealed like an old album and a Jim Croce shirt.
Examples
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CAZ steps up to the turntable and puts on a record.
Fiction book (1991) -
Nina had put one of Cee Cee's albums on the turntable there and was listening to it.
Fiction book (1991) -
A lot of them have built in either a turntable or even lights.
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This is a really nice turntable.
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One was playing on the turntable.
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I had just taken "The Best of My Love" by the Emotions off the turntable.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's on this turntable and it is rotating continuously.
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We see a record slide out of its slot and move toward the turntable.
Fiction book (1990) -
I bought a restored Pioneer direct drive turntable a few years back for $150.
Blog text (25) -
Placing the vinyl on the turntable, she clicks the dustcover closed and flicks "Play."
Fiction book (1999)
How Advanced
- Archaic
17
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Turntable comes from turn ('to move around') and table ('flat surface'), so it means a flat thing that turns. On a record player, the turntable is the spinning platform that turns the record while it plays, which is why DJs use it to mix music.