noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which a number is dialed.

   "Even with that many votes, a few thousand errant dialings could affect the results."

2. 2
   The art of constructing dials. archaic
3. 3
   The science of measuring time by use of a dial.
4. 4
   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; the use of a miner's dial.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dial form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

alcoholappraiseappreciateassayassessbuzz

Example

More examples

"I forgot to lift the receiver before dialing the number."

Related phrases

decadic dialingdecadic diallingdemon dialingdialling codedialling toneloop disconnect dialingpulse diallingrotary dialingtone diallingtouch-tone dialling

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