ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dialing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Dialing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of dial.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of dial.

More Meanings

  1. The act by which a number is dialed.
  2. The science of measuring time by use of a dial.
  3. 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.
  4. (archaic) The art of constructing dials.

Example Sentences

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

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include call, dial-in, dialup, dial-up, bookmark, mark-up.

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