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rotary dials

rotary dials is the plural 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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Questions about rotary dials

What is rotary dials the plural of?
Rotary dials is the plural of rotary dial.

Words near rotary dials in the dictionary

  1. Rotary Club
  2. rotary converter
  3. rotary converters
  4. rotary dial
  5. rotary dialing
  6. rotary dials
  7. rotary encoder
  8. rotary encoders
  9. rotary engine
  10. rotary engines
  11. rotary evaporator

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