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dialing

/ˈdaɪəlɪŋ/ /ˈdaɪlɪŋ/

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verb

To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.

Examples :

"President Trump has recently dialled down the rhetoric."

technology communication electronics machine device

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verb

To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.

Examples :

"In an emergency dial 999."

communication technology electronics

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verb

To use a dial or a telephone.

Examples :

"Please be careful when dialling."

communication technology electronics device

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noun

The act by which a number is dialed.

Examples :

"The loud dialing from the payphone echoed through the bus station. "

communication technology device number

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noun

The art of constructing dials; the science of measuring time by dials.

Examples :

"The historical society meeting focused on dialing, discussing the design and mathematical principles behind sundials found in the town's oldest gardens. "

time science technology astronomy math physics

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noun

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.

Examples :

"The old mine surveyor relied on dialing to map the intricate network of tunnels deep underground. "

technical science geology