Definition of roulette Roulette

/ɹulɛˈt/ - [rulet] - rou•lette

We found 12 definitions of roulette from 4 different sources.

What does roulette mean?

Noun Plural: roulettes
roulette - a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
		line roulette
		curved shape, curve a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
		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
roulette - a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
roulette - a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
		toothed wheel

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roulette (Noun)
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.
roulette (Noun)
A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to produce rows of dots.
roulette (Noun)
A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint.
roulette (Noun)
stamp-collecting any of the small incisions on a sheet of stamps, used as an alternative to perforations.

roulette (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.
roulette (n.)
A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to order to produce rows of dots.
roulette (n.)
A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint.
roulette (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.