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Turntable  n.  A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; called also turnplate.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Turntable" Quotes from Famous Books



... the disc machines designed by the Volta associates had the disc mounted vertically (see figs. 5 and 6). The explanation is that in the early experiments, the turntable, with disc, was mounted on the shop lathe, along with the recording and reproducing heads. Later, when the complete models were built, most ...
— Development of the Phonograph at Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory • Leslie J. Newville

... boiler end which contains the furnace mouths to revolve while the holes are being cut out; the plate belonging to the end of a boiler of the largest diameter that the machine will take in for drilling. The holes cut out will be from 2 feet 3 inches in diameter and upwards. Power for using the turntable is applied through the cone T. The bevel wheels, worms, worm wheels, and pinions for driving the tables are of cast steel, which is necessary for the rough ...
— Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught • Joshua Rose



Words linked to "Turntable" :   tray, lazy Susan, record player, phonograph, platform



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