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Meaning of "turntable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURNTABLE

turntable  [ˈtɜːnˌteɪbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURNTABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turntable is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TURNTABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

turntable

Phonograph

The phonograph, also called gramophone or record player, is a device introduced in 1877 for the recording and reproduction of sound recordings. The sound vibration waveforms are preseved in the form of a groove engraved into the surface of a rotating cylinder or disc. As the recorded surface rotates, a playback stylus traces the waveforms and vibrates to reproduce the recorded sound waves. The phonograph was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison. While other inventors had produced devices that could record sounds, Edison's phonograph was the first to be able to reproduce the recorded sound. His phonograph originally recorded sound onto a tinfoil sheet phonograph cylinder, and could both record and reproduce sounds. Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory made several improvements in the 1880s, including the use of wax-coated cardboard cylinders, and a cutting stylus that moved from side to side in a "zig zag" pattern across the record. In the 1890s, Emile Berliner initiated the transition from phonograph cylinders to flat discs with a spiral groove running from the periphery to near the center.

Definition of turntable in the English dictionary

The first definition of turntable in the dictionary is the circular horizontal platform that rotates a gramophone record while it is being played. Other definition of turntable is a flat circular platform that can be rotated about its centre, used for turning locomotives and cars. Turntable is also the revolvable platform on a microscope on which specimens are examined.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURNTABLE


able
ˈeɪbəl
bistable
baɪˈsteɪbəl
cable
ˈkeɪbəl
disable
dɪsˈeɪbəl
enable
ɪnˈeɪbəl
instable
ɪnˈsteɪbəl
label
ˈleɪbəl
metastable
ˌmɛtəˈsteɪbəl
monostable
ˌmɒnəʊˈsteɪbəl
retable
rɪˈteɪbəl
round-table
ˌraʊndˈteɪbəl
sidetable
ˈsaɪdteɪbəl
stable
ˈsteɪbəl
table
ˈteɪbəl
thermostable
ˌθɜːməʊˈsteɪbəl
timetable
ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl
unable
ʌnˈeɪbəl
under-the-table
ˈʌndəðəˈteɪbəl
unstable
ʌnˈsteɪbəl
worktable
ˈwɜːkˌteɪbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURNTABLE

turning lathe
turning point
turning radius
turnip
turnip cabbage
turnip moth
turnkey
turnkey project
turnkey system
turnout
turnover
turnpike
turnround
turnskin
turnsole
turnspit
turnstile
turnstone
turntable ladder
turntablist

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURNTABLE

acceptable
accountable
adjustable
affordable
charitable
comfortable
inevitable
inflatable
notable
on the table
palatable
portable
potable
printable
profitable
reputable
suitable
unacceptable
uncomfortable
unforgettable
vegetable

Synonyms and antonyms of turntable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turntable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURNTABLE

Find out the translation of turntable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turntable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turntable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

转台
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

giradiscos
570 millions of speakers

English

turntable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

turntable
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القرص الدوار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проигрыватель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turntable
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টার্নটেবিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

platine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turntable
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drehscheibe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ターンテーブル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

턴테이블
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turntable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bàn xoay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திரும்பும் சுழல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टर्नटेबल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

döner tabla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gramofon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

програвач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

placă turnantă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πικάπ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draaitafel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skivspelare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

platespiller
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turntable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURNTABLE»

The term «turntable» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.121 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURNTABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turntable

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9 QUOTES WITH «TURNTABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word turntable.
1
Apparat
I grew up in East Germany, and we were short on technology. So my father was really proud to be the owner of a turntable.
2
Connie Britton
For my birthday this year, my girlfriends - who knew I'd just inherited my dad's turntable - gave me a carton of albums like 'Blue Kentucky Girl,' by Emmylou Harris, and 'Off the Wall,' by Michael Jackson. It's all stuff we grew up with. I mean, you can't have a music collection without Prince's 'Purple Rain' - it just can't be done!
3
Jermaine Dupri
All the records I've made have pretty much been big club turntable records. You need to feel the rhythm.
4
Dan Fogelberg
You're successful if you can get one person to pick it up and put it on the turntable and go, Wow, thanks for writing that!
5
Eydie Gorme
I had a lot of what they call turntable hits. A lot of them.
6
Christian Marclay
If the music in a groove fits with what you're playing, then play it; if not, then you can play it backwards. If that doesn't work, you try it at a different speed. If it really doesn't work you just break it. The whole ritual to put a record on a turntable just to listen to it, I don't do that too often.
7
Ajay Naidu
The turntable is now an instrument at the Smithsonian.
8
Eric San
There's individual turntable setups devoted to piano, bass, drums and a set for soloing as well. We like to try and explore the gamut of what a turntable can do.
9
Antonin Scalia
A search is a search, even if it happens to disclose nothing but the bottom of a turntable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURNTABLE»

Discover the use of turntable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turntable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The World of DJs and the Turntable Culture
(Book). Step behind the wheels of steel and into the world of professional DJs. The World of DJs and the Turntable Culture is the only book that clearly and thoroughly teaches the tools, technologies and techniques of contemporary DJing.
‎2003
2
Turntable Timmy
'Do ya like scratchin'' Timmy is determined to Hip-Hop his way to becoming the world's youngest turntable DJ champion.
Michael Perry, 2005
3
Popular Mechanics
STOP TURNTABLE RUMBLE (Continued from page 56) terminals to the negative and transferring the old negative wires to the positive terminals. This could set the system out of phase at the feedback frequencies. It might, however, only shift ...
4
Monkey on a Turntable: Living on Love and Leftovers in Local ...
THROUGH THIS ROLLICKING, coming-of-age story, find out how a young college boy turns into a man amidst the chaos and comedy of local radio.
Ken Keller, 2007
5
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a traction-engine, the combination of rear wheels ; a motor ; power transmitting connections from the motor to drive the rear wheels ; front wheels ; a turntable associated with the front wheels ; means for operating the turntable to steer said ...
‎1919
6
Turntable Illusions: Kinetic Optical Illusions for Your ...
This book features 40 black & white patterns that create kinetic optical illusions when spun on a record turntable or tip of a pen. Better than drugs--and no side effects.
John Kremer, 1992
7
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a machine of the character set forth, the combination with a rotatable turntable, of a revoluble member for rotating the same, means for continuously revolving said member, and means for connecting the turntable thereto. 3. In a machine of  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1907
8
Care and operation ... and list of parts ... 120 H.P. ...
... side roller bracket roller pin }8"Dx3" 1 6705 Front wheel side roller bracket shim No. 16Gax2x7^" 15 301 S A Front wheel turntable assembly, consisting of 1 -302SA, 2-47SA, 1-2130, 1-2120, 1-1041, 4-2686, 4-1901, 2-6770, 4-748, 2- 1093, ...
Holt manufacturing company, incorporated, 1920
9
The Pacific Reporter
I never knew or heard of the children playing on the turntable prior to the accident . I did not know where they played. I did not go back to work at the factory until one or two days less than three weeks after the accident. Before my son was hurt  ...
‎1913
10
Gazette Du Bureau Des Brevets, Droits D'auteur Et Marques de ...
The combination of a turntable, la frame therefor, a center pin connected with said frame, a supporting frame below -the turntable, a center bearing bracket on the latter frame for the center pin, wheels journalled in the turntable, a track on the ...
‎1908

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURNTABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turntable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Floating Record turns the turntable vertical
There's nothing quite as classy as an old-fashion turntable. Retro is in—something my father had wished he could have predicted. A company known as ... «Geek, Jun 15»
2
This Crazy Vertical Turntable Is the Best Way to Show Off Your …
It is very much like every other entry-level turntable in the world — it even costs $350, a reasonable entry-level price — only with the unique ability to make all ... «Gizmodo, Jun 15»
3
HP pushes 3D imaging with the $299 3D Capture Stage turntable for …
Watch the video, as a plastic dinosaur gets turned into a 3D image. It's too soon to call 3D imaging affordable for the masses, but with this $299 3D Capture ... «PCWorld, Jun 15»
4
A brilliant new turntable from a 100-plus-year-old company
And also about 40-somethings who just bought a new or used turntable to play their old LPs, and are now rediscovering the music of their youth. The ongoing ... «CNET, Apr 15»
5
Play Anything On Your Turntable With This 'Record'
Jesse England thinks vinyl record love boils down to the tactile experience – hearing the hum, feeling the record as you put it on the turntable, watching the ... «Popular Mechanics, Apr 15»
6
A beautiful, working LEGO turntable
Hayarobi, a Korean lego enthusiast, has made a fulling working, totally legitimate turntable out of LEGO. It consist of 2,405 pieces and is named 'The Planet'. «Boing Boing, Mar 15»
7
Panasonic gives Technics a new spin but no sign of coveted turntables
Laurent Abadie, chief executive of Panasonic's European business, said that customers have been demanding the company revive the Technics turntable line ... «Reuters, Sep 14»
8
Watch DJs Qbert and Shortkut Shred Pioneer's New Turntable PLX …
With the ongoing resurgence of vinyl records, Pioneer is set to introduce the PLX-1000 turntable into the world for the next generation of music lovers hooked on ... «Radio.com News, Jul 14»
9
Vinyl's Popularity Lifts Turntable Sales
"We've seen sales of turntables rise right along with record sales," says Liz Braun, vice president of sales and marketing at Crosley, the Louisville, Kentucky ... «ABC News, Jun 14»
10
Dropping the needle: the life and death of Turntable.fm
Tonight at 10PM EST, the virtual DJs at Turntable.fm will be escorted off the stage for the last time. Two and a half years after founders Billy Chasen and Seth ... «The Verge, Dec 13»

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