A circular rotating platform, especially one used for playing vinyl records or for rotating trains and cars.
Compound of 'turn' (from Old English 'turnian' meaning 'to rotate') and 'table' (from Latin 'tabula' meaning 'flat surface'). First used for railroad equipment, later adapted for record players.
The DJ's turntable and the railroad turntable are mechanical cousins! Both allow heavy objects (trains or tonearms) to rotate smoothly on a flat surface, though one moves locomotives and the other moves music lovers.
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