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roulette

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: roulette

1
 n
a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
2
 n
a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: roulette
1

n a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in

Type of:
gambling game, game of chance
a game that involves gambling
2

n a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations

Synonyms:
toothed wheel
Type of:
wheel
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)

n a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure

Synonyms:
line roulette
Types:
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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
curate cycloid
a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle
prolate cycloid
a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle
cardioid
an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle
Type of:
curve, curved shape
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
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