Phrase guide

rotary phone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A telephone with a rotary dial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony

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History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: telèfon de disc — rotary dial telephone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旋轉號盤電話機 /旋转号盘电话机 (xuánzhuǎn hàopán diànhuàjī) — rotary dial telephone
  • Czech: rotační telefon — rotary dial telephone
  • Finnish: kiekkopuhelin — rotary dial telephone
  • French: téléphone à cadran — rotary dial telephone
  • German: Wählscheibentelefon — rotary dial telephone
  • Icelandic: skífusími — rotary dial telephone
  • Polish: telefon z tarczą numerową — rotary dial telephone
  • Portuguese: telefone de disco — rotary dial telephone
  • Spanish: teléfono de disco — rotary dial telephone
  • Swedish: snurrtelefon — rotary dial telephone