roulette

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered (usually red and black) spaces. When the ball stops, it indicates the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game.
2. isim An instance of risk-taking, especially when the downside exceeds the upside (contrary to the game of roulette where only the wager is lost).

   “Doctors and health officials said that the WRC-TV documentary, "DPT: Vaccine Roulette," emphasized the risks of the vaccine while ignoring the dangers of the disease, which has been almost wiped out in this country.”

3. isim A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to produce rows of dots.
4. isim A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint.
5. isim The locus of a point on a plane curve that rolls without slipping along another fixed plane curve.
6. isim Any of the small incisions on a sheet of stamps, used as an alternative to perforations.
7. isim A cylindrical curler for the hair.
8. fiil To separate or decorate by incisions made with a small toothed wheel.

   “to roulette a sheet of postage stamps”