Do you remember that we had a phone with a rotary dial?
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Rotary
//ˈɹəʊ.tə.ɹi//
Synonyms for "rotary" (124 found)
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Related words (62)
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5 entriesderived
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
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2 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- въртящ се adj (capable of rotation)
- ротационен adj (capable of rotation)
Czech
3 entries- otočný adj (capable of rotation)
- otáčivý adj (capable of rotation)
- rotační adj (capable of rotation)
Finnish
2 entries- pyörivä adj (capable of rotation)
- rotariklubi noun (club in Rotary movement)
French
1 entries- rotatif adj (capable of rotation)
German
2 entries- rotierbar adj (capable of rotation)
- rotierend adj (capable of rotation)
Romanian
2 entries- rotativ adj (capable of rotation)
- rotatoriu adj (capable of rotation)
Spanish
4 entries- girante adj (capable of rotation)
- giratorio adj (capable of rotation)
- rotador adj (capable of rotation)
- rotativo adj (capable of rotation)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
This phone has a rotary dial.
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In 1996, South African President Nelson Mandela, with the support of service organization Rotary International, jumpstarted Africa’s commitment to polio eradication with the launch of the Kick Polio Out of Africa campaign.
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Tom has a rotary dial phone.
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