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Definition of Dialing
1. n. The art of constructing dials; the science which treats of measuring time by dials.
Definition of Dialing
1. Verb. (present participle of dial) ¹
2. Noun. The act by which a number is dialed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dialing
1. the measurement of time by sundials [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dialing
Literary usage of Dialing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees, Thomas Hood, John Harris (1816)
"... and was buried in this place November 15, 1030. He •lid penance for bastardy
at tlie age of 130. Not far from Parr, dialing ..."
2. Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, Optics by James Ferguson, Charles Frederick Partington (1839)
"LECTURE X. THE PRINCIPLES AND ART OF dialing. A DIAL is a plane, upon which lines
are described in such a manner, that the shadow of a wire, or of the upper ..."
3. Attractions of Language, Or A Popular View of Natural Language: In All Its by Benjamin Franklin Taylor (1842)
"... del—The countenance—Passion-dialing—Connection of mind with lody—Description
of the Dial—The sixth sense—Th« facial muscles—Their names. ..."
4. The Weekly Reporter by David Sutherland, India High Court (Calcutta, India), Great Britain Privy Council. Judicial Committee (1892)
"... repu- • dialing the shares. The VC held that the • contract was complete
directly the notice of allotment was posted : that it was posted in sufficient ..."
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