"whirling table" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whirling tables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whirling table (plural whirling tables)
  1. An apparatus fitted with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, etc., for illustrating physical laws and phenomena.
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  2. A potter's wheel. Categories (topical): Ceramics
    Sense id: en-whirling_table-en-noun-l6bfsSbG Disambiguation of Ceramics: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Inflected forms

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