rotating platform

Circular turning surface

A rotating platform is a surface that spins on a central axis.

The term covers everything from lazy Susans and turntables to industrial machinery and amusement park rides.

In photography and retail, rotating platforms display objects from all angles: The jewelry sat on a rotating platform in the shop window.

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revolving door · disc · swivel · pivot · bearing · DJ · record player · potter's wheel · pottery wheel · display stand · merry-go-round · axis · circular · circular motion · pedestal · motorized · exhibit · vinyl

Categories
Opposites
motion type

rotating platformstable platform

structural stability

rotating platformsolid base

Stable underlying support structure

stability/fixedness

rotating platformsolid foundation

Family

rotating, rotate, rotation, rotational, rotator, rotary, rotor, rotund, rotunda

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G