roulette
IPA: ruɫˈɛt
noun
- (uncountable) A game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered (usually red and black) spaces. When the ball stops, it indicates the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game.
- (uncountable, figuratively) An instance of risk-taking, especially when the downside exceeds the upside (contrary to the game of roulette where only the wager is lost).
- (countable) A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to produce rows of dots.
- (countable) A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint.
- (countable, geometry) The locus of a point on a plane curve that rolls without slipping along another fixed plane curve.
- (philately) Any of the small incisions on a sheet of stamps, used as an alternative to perforations.
- A cylindrical curler for the hair.
verb
- To separate or decorate by incisions made with a small toothed wheel.
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Examples of "roulette" in Sentences
- It is a form of russian roulette.
- It is a particular kind of roulette.
- They are playing a Russian roulette.
- Consider a gambler playing roulette.
- Russian roulette in popular culture.
- A link to the roulette article is enough.
- It is included to add risk to the roulette.
- Instead of regular perforation, a serrate roulette was used.
- Besides the rules of the actual game, unwritten rules of roulette etiquette.
- If, in this case, the point lies on the circle then the roulette is a cycloid.