rotary dial



rotary dial

The disk on a rotary telephone that is turned to dial a phone number. I hated having to use a rotary dial as a kid—it's so much easier to dial a phone number by pressing buttons.
See also: dial

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kassandrakə-SAN-drə (English)Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, English (Modern)
Reganaree-GAN-əEnglish (Rare)
Neilina-Scottish
Dalia (1)-Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Rajab-Arabic
CaoimheKEE-va, KWEE-vaIrish, Scottish