rotary dial
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rotary dial
noun rotary dials · rotary-dial
- a disk with finger holes, used to enter numbers by rotating the disk forward and letting it slide back
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a telephone with such a disk
Similar: rotary phone
adjective rotary-dial
- using a rotary dial, rather than push buttons
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noun disk with finger holes
| Deutsch | Wählscheibe, Drehscheibe |
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noun kind of telephone
| Deutsch | Wählscheibentelefon, Drehscheibentelefon, Drehtelefon |
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title = {rotary dial},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rotary%20dial},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
