rotary
rotary · rotaries
диск, круг, окружність
круг, диск, кружок
Kreis, Zirkel, Augenringe
A roundabout, traffic circleA roundabout, traffic circle.
UK/ˈɹəʊ.tə.ɹi/US/ˈɹoʊ.tə.ɹi/
» This phone has a rotary dial.
Dieses Telefon hat eine Wählscheibe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(Atlantic Canada, New England)A roundabout, traffic circle.
Any of the clubs making up the international Rotary International movement for community service.
More definitions
- electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
- a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
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
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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Forms
plural: rotariesSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa:synchronous converterrotary converter
- a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island:traffic circlecircleroundabout