Roulette

[rʊ'let] or [rʊ'lɛt]

Definition

(noun.) a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in.

(noun.) a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations.

(noun.) a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure.

Edited by Daniel--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A game of chance, in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered red and black spaces, the one on which it stops indicating the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game.

(n.) A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to order to produce rows of dots.

(n.) A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint.

(n.) the curve traced by any point in the plane of a given curve when the latter rolls, without sliding, over another fixed curve. See Cycloid, and Epycycloid.

Edited by Abraham

Definition

n. a little ball or roller: a game of chance played on an oblong table divided into numbered and coloured spaces and having in the centre a rotating disc on which a ball is rolled until it drops into one of the spaces the player winning if he has staked his money on that space or its colour: an engraver's tool: a cylindrical object used to curl hair upon: (geom.) a particular kind of curve.

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