turntable

Everyday

1. A turntable is the round flat part of a record player that spins the record. tree →
2. A turntable is any flat round platform that turns, such as one that turns trains around or a spinning plate in a microwave. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life a microwave has a turntable so food heats evenly. In music, DJs use turntables. In science, a turntable shows turning and circular motion, and in history lessons about railways, a big turntable turns engines to face the other way. Phrases: «on the turntable», «a microwave turntable», «record turntable».

Examples

• Put the bowl in the middle of the microwave turntable. tree →
• Grandma's old turntable plays vinyl records. tree →
• The DJ spun records on two turntables. tree →
• The steam engine was turned around on a turntable. tree →
• The cake sits on a turntable so you can ice all sides. tree →
• The turntable spins round and round. tree →

Note

Countable noun, plural turntables; one word. «Turntable» is a thing; «turn table» as two words is not standard. A «lazy Susan» is a turntable for food on a table.