What does roulette mean?
Definitions for roulette
ruˈlɛtroulette
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word roulette.
Princeton's WordNet
roulette, line roulettenoun
a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
roulette, toothed wheelnoun
a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
roulettenoun
a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
Wiktionary
roulettenoun
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.
roulettenoun
A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to produce rows of dots.
roulettenoun
A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint.
roulettenoun
The locus of a point on a plane curve that rolls without slipping along another fixed plane curve.
roulettenoun
(stamp-collecting) any of the small incisions on a sheet of stamps, used as an alternative to perforations.
Etymology: roulette, roulette, little wheel
Wikipedia
Roulette
Roulette is a casino game named after the French word meaning little wheel which was likely developed from the Italian game Biribi. In the game, a player may choose to place a bet on a single number, various groupings of numbers, the color red or black, whether the number is odd or even, or if the numbers are high (19–36) or low (1–18). To determine the winning number, a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular track running around the outer edge of the wheel. The ball eventually loses momentum, passes through an area of deflectors, and falls onto the wheel and into one of thirty-seven (single-zero, French or European style roulette) or thirty-eight (double-zero, American style roulette) or thirty-nine (triple-zero, "Sands Roulette") colored and numbered pockets on the wheel. The winnings are then paid to anyone who has placed a successful bet.
ChatGPT
roulette
Roulette is a casino game named after the French word meaning "little wheel". In the game, players choose to place bets on a single number, various groups of numbers, the colors red or black, whether the number is odd or even, or the numbers are high (19–36) or low (1–18). A croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular track running around the outer edge of the wheel. The ball eventually loses momentum to fall onto the wheel and into one of 37 (single zero French/European style roulette), or 38 (double zero American style roulette) colored and numbered pockets on the wheel. The winnings are then paid to anyone who has placed a successful bet.
Webster Dictionary
Roulettenoun
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
Roulettenoun
a small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to order to produce rows of dots
Roulettenoun
a similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint
Roulettenoun
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
Etymology: [F., properly, a little wheel or ball. See Rouleau, Roll.]
Wikidata
Roulette
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. To determine the winning number and color, a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular track running around the circumference of the wheel. The ball eventually loses momentum and falls on to the wheel and into one of 37 or 38 colored and numbered pockets on the wheel.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Roulette
rōōl-et′, n. a little ball or roller: a game of chance played on an oblong table divided into numbered and coloured spaces, and having in the centre a rotating disc on which a ball is rolled until it drops into one of the spaces, the player winning if he has staked his money on that space or its colour: an engraver's tool: a cylindrical object used to curl hair upon: (geom.) a particular kind of curve. [Fr.,—rouler, to roll.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Roulette
a game of chance, very popular in France last century, now at Monaco; played with a revolving disc and a ball.
Etymology and Origins
Roulette
Expresses the French for “a little wheel.”
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ROULETTE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Roulette is ranked #48995 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Roulette surname appeared 430 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Roulette.
66.5% or 286 total occurrences were White.
18.3% or 79 total occurrences were Black.
6% or 26 total occurrences were of two or more races.
5.1% or 22 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of roulette in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of roulette in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of roulette in a Sentence
Up to now it’s been Lewis is going to be on pole and Lewis is going to lead from the start to the end and that’s it. Nobody’s that excited about it. I ’m keen now to watch all of practices and all the races, if you said to me ‘ I’ve got to sell the house and put all the money on one of them, what would you do ? ’ I ’d say I ’d probably go and play roulette, because anything can happen.
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly:
They have seen these bricks that are marked with the Mexican cartel's logo. They're very proud of their product. I've been to the border. I've seen what's going on there. They're lacing fentanyl to give the impression that it's an Adderall or it's whatever pill that somebody thinks they're buying on the black market, when in fact, it's a fake pill, and it's laced with fentanyl, we're seeing that in our heroin. Marijuana is being laced with fentanyl to give the smoker a better high. They're really playing … Russian Roulette because they just don't know when they're going to get that fatal dose.
It's like a roulette wheel, who knows.
This is murder. Our children are being murdered today because of everything getting in through the borders. It is really playing Russian roulette, buying any type of illegal drug that is on the street.
He pulled out a revolver, threatened me and said,' You can't live without me,' he began playing Russian roulette, and in between spinning the revolver, he would hit me on the back of the head and try to bludgeon me.
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- ruletaCatalan, Valencian
- ruletaCzech
- rouletteDanish
- RouletteGerman
- ruletaSpanish
- rulettiFinnish
- rouletteFrench
- rulettHungarian
- roletIndonesian
- rulletta, rouletteItalian
- ルーレットJapanese
- 룰렛Korean
- рулетMacedonian
- rulettNorwegian
- rouletteDutch
- rulettNorwegian Nynorsk
- ruletkaPolish
- roletaPortuguese
- рулеткаRussian
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