rotary
Capable of rotationCapable of rotation.
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» This phone has a rotary dial.
Dieses Telefon hat eine Wählscheibe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(not comparable)Capable of rotation.
A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth.
rotierbar, rotierend
relating to or characterized by rotation
Examples
4 sentencesThis phone has a rotary dial.
deDieses Telefon hat eine Wählscheibe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has a rotary dial phone.
deTom hat ein Wählscheibentelefon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He still uses a rotary phone.
Do you remember that we had a phone with a rotary dial?
ruПомнишь, у нас был дисковый телефон? — odexed
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Attested mid 18th century, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota (“wheel”).Attested mid 18th century, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota (“wheel”).
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