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  • noun Plural form of turntable.

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Examples

  • This collection of vintage Soviet radios and turntables is stupendous -- the physical design is gorgeous.

    Boing Boing: July 3, 2005 - July 9, 2005 Archives 2005

  • Ergo, nowadays, the hand that rocks the turntables is the hand that rules the world.

    Shana Ting Lipton: Going Hillywood 2008

  • He was really surprised to hear that you characterized phonographs ("turntables" now) and records ("vinyl" to the trade) as obsolete.

    languagehat.com: LIKE A PHONOGRAPH. 2004

  • The stage is eight feet wider than it was last year, and features three "turntables" or rotating circular platforms, to accommodate the faster-paced back-and-forth of this year's hosting tag-team (there is also a rumor that Tina Fey will appear as a "surprise" third host, which of course no one will confirm or deny -- but here are three turntables).

    Fast Company Alissa Walker 2010

  • CrudBox allows one to plug in devices such as turntables or solenoids or power tools, opening up the range of sounds one can sequence.

    Rhizome Inclusive: News, Blog, and Digest 2010

  • Also, vinyl is really starting to disappear, even a lot of the big name DJ's have moved over to CD "turntables" which are OK, but certainly don't have the sound of a proper break on a TT.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Digg 2009

  • Everything from old vinyl to modern desktop CD players and laptops loaded with audio mixes are utilized along with an array of analog equipment such as turntables and mixers as well as MIDI controllers.

    Gearwire - 2009

  • Garza and Hilton were on their usual stage-center perch, behind a collection of keyboards, turntables and other gizmos.

    FreeFest: Thievery Corporation's masterminds hide in plain sight Click Track 2010

  • Two circular turntables on the stage floor allow for rapid scene changes sixteen in all moving the action in and out of doors.

    Rodney Punt: Turn of the Screw Gets a Stunning New Turn at LA Opera Rodney Punt 2011

  • Two circular turntables on the stage floor allow for rapid scene changes sixteen in all moving the action in and out of doors.

    Rodney Punt: Turn of the Screw Gets a Stunning New Turn at LA Opera Rodney Punt 2011

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