Roulette is a casino game named after a French diminutive for little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even.
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rou·lette
(ro͞o-lĕt′)
n.1. A gambling game in which the players bet on which slot of a rotating disk a small ball will come to rest in.
2. a. A small toothed disk of tempered steel attached to a handle and used to make rows of dots, slits, or perforations, as in engraving or on a sheet of postage stamps.
b. Any of the short consecutive incisions made between individual stamps in a sheet for easy separation.
tr.v.rou·lett·ed, rou·lett·ing, rou·lettes
[French, from Old French ruelete, feminine diminutive of ruele, diminutive of roue, wheel, from Latin rota; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]
roulette
(ruːˈlɛt) n1. (Gambling, except Cards) a gambling game in which a ball is dropped onto a spinning horizontal wheel divided into 37 or 38 coloured and numbered slots, with players betting on the slot into which the ball will fall
2. (Tools) a toothed wheel for making a line of perforations
3. a tiny slit made by such a wheel on a sheet of stamps as an aid to tearing it apart
4. (Mathematics) a curve generated by a point on one curve rolling on another
vb (tr) (Tools) to use a roulette on (something), as in engraving, making stationery, etc
[C18: from French, from rouelle a little wheel, from roue a wheel, from Latin rota]
rou•lette
(ruˈlɛt)n., v. -let•ted, -let•ting.n.
1. a game of chance in which a small ball is spun on a dishlike device (roulette′ wheel`), with players betting on which of the black or red numbered compartments the ball will come to rest in.
2. a small wheel with sharp teeth, used for making lines of marks or perforations.
3. a row of short cuts, in which no paper is removed, made between individual stamps to permit their ready separation.
v.t. 4. to mark, impress, or perforate with a roulette.
roulette
Past participle: rouletted
Gerund: rouletting
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| Noun | 1. | roulette - a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes 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 |
| 2. | roulette - a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations 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) | |
| 3. | roulette - a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling |
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