"rotary dial" meaning in All languages combined

See rotary dial on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} rotary dial (not comparable)
  1. (of a telephone) using a rotary dial, rather than push buttons Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: rotary-dial Coordinate_terms: touch-tone
    Sense id: en-rotary_dial-en-adj-34TwqnMI Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 54 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 54 1

Noun [English]

Forms: rotary dials [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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 Categories (topical): Telephony Translations (disk with finger holes): Wählscheibe [feminine] (German), Drehscheibe [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-rotary_dial-en-noun-TI26~3Vf Disambiguation of Telephony: 33 42 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English retronyms, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 58 0 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 54 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 54 1 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 42 58 0 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 41 58 1 Disambiguation of 'disk with finger holes': 96 4
  2. a telephone with such a disk Translations (kind of telephone): Wählscheibentelefon [neuter] (German), Drehscheibentelefon [neuter] (German), Drehtelefon [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-rotary_dial-en-noun-jymjwEfA Disambiguation of 'kind of telephone': 0 100

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