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dial
Found in thesaurus: face, control, controller, indicator, selector, selector switch, operate, select, pick out, choose, take
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dial
v.
place a telephone call by pressing buttons or turning a dial
n.
rotatable disk on a telephone; face upon which measurements are registered through the use of a pointer (as on a watch, meter, etc.)
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Dial
Dial may refer to:
Mechanical device
- Rotary dial, a device for the input of numbers in telephones and similar devices
- Dialling, usually means to make a telephone call by turning the rotary dial or pressing the buttons
- Dial (measurement), a display device in radio, measuring instruments, etc.
- Mode dial, part of dSLR and SLR-like digital cameras
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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
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dial
nm.
dial, place a telephone call by pressing buttons or turning a dial
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dial
v.
vytočit; připojit se
n.
ciferník; knoflík; číselník
