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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotary dial

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
ro-tary -di-al
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a disk with finger holes, used to enter numbers by rotating the disk forward and letting it slide back

noun

a telephone with such a disk

adj

using a rotary dial, rather than push buttons

Inflected Forms

rotary dials (plural) rotary-dial (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

touch-tone

Synonyms

rotary phone

Questions

What does rotary dial mean?
a disk with finger holes, used to enter numbers by rotating the disk forward and letting it slide back

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