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TELEPHONE DIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
Synonyms:
dial; telephone dial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("telephone dial" is a kind of...):
selector; selector switch (a switch that is used to select among alternatives)
Meronyms (parts of "telephone dial"):
finger hole (a hole for inserting a finger)
Holonyms ("telephone dial" is a part of...):
dial phone; dial telephone (a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called)
