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rotary-dial

rotary-dial is the alternative form of rotary dial.

Meaning of rotary dial

Noun

rotary dial (plural rotary dials)

  1. a disk with finger holes, used to enter numbers by rotating the disk forward and letting it slide back
  2. a telephone with such a disk
    Synonyms:
    rotary phone

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Forms of rotary-dial

pluralrotary-dials

Questions about rotary-dial

What is rotary-dial the alternative form of?
Rotary-dial is the alternative form of rotary dial.

Words near rotary-dial in the dictionary

  1. rotary switches
  2. rotary table
  3. rotary tables
  4. rotary wing
  5. rotary wings
  6. rotary-dial
  7. rotary-dials
  8. rotary-wing aircraft
  9. rotary-wing aircrafts
  10. rotary-wing intercept
  11. rotary-wing intercepts

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