Meaning

4 senses
  1. A circular rotating platform.

    a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played

  2. A circular rotating platform.

    The circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console on which the record rests during play; (by extension), a record player.

    Plattenteller, Plattenspieler

  3. A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks.

    Drehscheibe

    поворо́тний кругpovorótnyj kruh

    a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars

  4. A circular platform allowing a board game to be rotated to face each player.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom bought me my first turntable.

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  2. Tom listened to a vinyl record on his turntable.

    deTom hörte sich eine Schallplatte auf seinem Plattenspieler an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom listened to an old vinyl record on his turntable.

    deTom hörte sich eine alte Schallplatte auf seinem Plattenspieler an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
rotating platform for turning locomotives:
Русский
By meaning 1
circular rotating platform:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
circular rotating platform:
record player — see also record player:

Origin

From turn + table.

From turn + table.

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Forms

plural: turntables
Singularturntable
Pluralturntables

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a revolving tray placed on a dining table:lazy Susan

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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