Phrase guide

swivel chair

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a chair that swivels on its base

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: chair

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cadira giratòria — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 轉椅 /转椅 (zhuànyǐ) — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Dutch: draaistoel — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Dutch: bureaustoel — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Finnish: pyörivä tuoli — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • German: Drehstuhl — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Hungarian: forgószék — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Irish: cathaoir sclóine — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Italian: sedia girevole — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Italian: poltrona girevole — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Korean: 회전의자 (hoejeonuija) — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Polish: krzesło obrotowe — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Portuguese: cadeira de rodinha — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Portuguese: cadeira de rodinhas — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Romanian: scaun rotativ — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Turkish: dönen sandalye — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • Welsh: cadair dro — chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer