rou·lette (r -l t )n. 1. A gambling game in which the players bet on which slot of a rotating disk a small ball will come to rest in. 2. a. A small toothed disk of tempered steel attached to a handle and used to make rows of dots, slits, or perforations, as in engraving or on a sheet of postage stamps. b. Any of the short consecutive incisions made between individual stamps in a sheet for easy separation. tr.v. rou·lett·ed, rou·lett·ing, rou·lettes To mark or divide with a roulette. [French, from Old French ruelete, feminine diminutive of ruele, diminutive of roue, wheel, from Latin rota; see ret- in Indo-European roots.] |
roulette [ruːˈlɛt]
n
1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a gambling game in which a ball is dropped onto a spinning horizontal wheel divided into 37 or 38 coloured and numbered slots, with players betting on the slot into which the ball will fall
2.
a. (Engineering / Tools) a toothed wheel for making a line of perforations
b. a tiny slit made by such a wheel on a sheet of stamps as an aid to tearing it apart
3. (Mathematics) a curve generated by a point on one curve rolling on another
vb (tr)
(Engineering / Tools) to use a roulette on (something), as in engraving, making stationery, etc.
[from French, from rouelle a little wheel, from roue a wheel, from Latin rota]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  roulette - a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figurecurve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes cycloid - a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line epicycloid - a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle hypocycloid - a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle |
| 2. |  roulette - a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforationswheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) | |
| 3. | roulette - a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling |
Translations
roulette
n roulette [ruˈlet]
a game of chance, played with a ball on a revolving wheel. roelet روليت: لُعْبَة قِمار بِواسِطَة دولاب рулетка ruleta roulette das Roulett ρουλέτα ruleta rulett بازی رولت یا قمار ruletti roulette רוֹלטָה एक प्रकार का खेल rulet rulett rolet rúlletta roulette ルーレット 룰렛(도박의 일종) ruletė rulete rolet roulette rulett ruletka roleta ruletă рулетка ruleta ruleta rulet roulett การพนันหมุนวงล้อโดยมีลูกให้ตกตามหมายเลข rulet 俄羅斯輪盤 рулетка ایک طرح کا جوءے کا کھیل trò chơi đánh bài ru-lét 轮盘赌
roulette → روليت ruleta roulette Roulette ρουλέτα ruleta ruletti roulette rulet roulette ルーレット 룰렛 roulette rulett ruleta roleta рулетка roulett เกมส์พนันรูเลทท์ rulet môn chơi rulet 轮盘赌
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