turntable

/ˈtɜːnteɪb(ə)l/

Etymology

From turn + table.

turntable means A circular rotating platform. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

turntable is pronounced /ˈtɜːnteɪb(ə)l/.

noun

A circular rotating platform.“This invention, by John Grantham, of 31, Nicholas-lane, E.C., refers to machines with turntables or mould frames, upon which are fixed a certain number of moulds, and around which three operations are carried on nearly simultaneously, […] The moulds are presented seriatim to these operations, and hitherto the turntable has been moved by means of manual labour, which it is now proposed to effect by”
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.“I am also impressed with the good sound quality of the record. It is suitable for radio play, perhaps theater and film scores, as well as for the home turntable.”
A circular rotating platform.; A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks.“In order to transfer an engine or carriage laterally to another line of rails, at a station or terminus, circular platforms called turntables are established upon each set of rails, which turn as upon a pivot in the centre of each line, each contiguous pair of tables being connected by short branch rails, standing at right angles to the line of rails. The engine or carriage to be transferred is br”
A circular rotating platform.; A circular platform allowing a board game to be rotated to face each player.

To play (a record) using a turntable.“Traditional carols we all know. Holiday Baroque, Renaissance and medieval music is not, and therefore makes a distinctive gift for the discriminating recordphile and is certain to be turntabled other times of the year, too: […]”
To rotate or turn around using, or as if using, a turntable.“Herein we see a plan wisely borrowed from America, in whose great cities the bulk of the merchandise is not carted along the streets, but turntabled into and out of the warehouse basements from an underground railway.”
To manipulate sound using turntables; to perform turntablism; to scratch“We particularly like hovering next to DJ Sid Wilson and seeing how he spends the large chunks of time where he's not turntabling.”