dial
English Thesaurus
1. the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | face, |
definition | : | the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) (noun.artifact) |
2. a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called (noun.artifact)
part holonym | : | finger hole, |
definition | : | a hole for inserting a finger (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | dial phone, dial telephone, |
definition | : | a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called (noun.artifact) |
3. the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | indicator, |
definition | : | a device for showing the operating condition of some system (noun.artifact) |
4. the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | control, controller, |
definition | : | a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine (noun.artifact) |
5. choose by means of a dial (verb.cognition)
hypernym | : | choose, pick out, select, take, |
definition | : | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition) |
6. operate a dial to select a telephone number (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | control, operate, |
definition | : | handle and cause to function (verb.contact) |
domain category | : | telephone, telephony, |
definition | : | transmitting speech at a distance (noun.communication) |
7. a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | dial, |
definition | : | choose by means of a dial (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | dial, |
definition | : | operate a dial to select a telephone number (verb.communication) |
8. choose by means of a dial (verb.cognition)
9. a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | dial, |
definition | : | choose by means of a dial (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | dial, |
definition | : | operate a dial to select a telephone number (verb.communication) |
10. choose by means of a dial (verb.cognition)
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