Turntable

German Meaning

Drehscheibe

Plattenteller

Laufwerk

Teller

English Meaning

  1. The circular horizontal rotating platform of a phonograph on which the record is placed.
  2. A phonograph exclusive of amplifying circuitry and speakers.
  3. A circular horizontal rotating platform equipped with a railway track, used for turning locomotives, as in a roundhouse.
  4. A rotating platform or disk, such as a lazy Susan.