dialing
n. act of turning a dial or pressing buttons to make a telephone connection dial v. place a telephone call by pressing buttons or turning a dial | ||||
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Dialing Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Dialing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Dial
(n.)
The art of constructing dials; the science which treats of measuring time by dials.
(n.)
A method of surveying, especially in mines, in which the bearings of the courses, or the angles which they make with each other, are determined by means of the circumferentor.
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Dial
(n.)
The art of constructing dials; the science which treats of measuring time by dials.
(n.)
A method of surveying, especially in mines, in which the bearings of the courses, or the angles which they make with each other, are determined by means of the circumferentor.
| WordNet 2.0 |
dial
Noun
1. the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
(hypernym) face
(part-holonym) timepiece, timekeeper
2. the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
(hypernym) control, controller
3. the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
(hypernym) indicator
4. a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
(synonym) telephone dial
(hypernym) selector, selector switch
(part-holonym) dial telephone, dial phone
(part-meronym) finger hole
Verb
1. operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"
(hypernym) operate, control
(derivation) telephone dial
(classification) telephone, telephony
2. choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(derivation) telephone dial
Noun
1. the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
(hypernym) face
(part-holonym) timepiece, timekeeper
2. the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
(hypernym) control, controller
3. the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
(hypernym) indicator
4. a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
(synonym) telephone dial
(hypernym) selector, selector switch
(part-holonym) dial telephone, dial phone
(part-meronym) finger hole
Verb
1. operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"
(hypernym) operate, control
(derivation) telephone dial
(classification) telephone, telephony
2. choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(derivation) telephone dial
| hEnglish - advanced version |
dialing
dialing
\di"al*ing\ (?), n.
1. the art of constructing dials; the science which treats of measuring time by dials. [written also dialling.]
2. a method of surveying, especially in mines, in which the bearings of the courses, or the angles which they make with each other, are determined by means of the circumferentor.
dialing
\di"al*ing\ (?), n.
1. the art of constructing dials; the science which treats of measuring time by dials. [written also dialling.]
2. a method of surveying, especially in mines, in which the bearings of the courses, or the angles which they make with each other, are determined by means of the circumferentor.
| English Phonetics |
Dialing Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Telecommunication Standard Terms |
dialing
In a communications system, using a device that generates signals for selecting and establishing connections. Note: The term "dialing" is often used to designate or refer to all calling devices used for inserting data to establish connections. [From Weik '89]
In a communications system, using a device that generates signals for selecting and establishing connections. Note: The term "dialing" is often used to designate or refer to all calling devices used for inserting data to establish connections. [From Weik '89]
Dialing Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Dial
Dial may mean:
- Dial (of telephone), a device for the input of numbers in telephones and similar devices
- A 'sundial' and/or 'clock dial'
- Dial, a person's face; slang; v., e.g., P.G. Wodehouse
- The circular display of a clock or watch
- Dial (display), a display device in radio, measuring instruments, etc
- Dial House, an anarchist-pacifist open house in Essex, England
- Dial (soap)
- Dial Corporation, a consumer products company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Henkel KGaA
- The Dial, an American magazine published intermittently from 1840 to 1929
- Dial Records, a name used by several record companies
- DIAL (Markup Language), Device Independent Authoring Language, a W3C Working Draft
- Mode dial, part of dSLR and SLR-like digital cameras
- 'dial.' can be an abbreviation for 'dialect'.
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