Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The art of constructing dials; the science which explains the principles of measuring time by the sun-dial; gnomonics.
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of dial.
- n. The act by which a number is dialed.
- n. archaic The art of constructing dials; the science of measuring time by dials.
- n. 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.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The art of constructing dials; the science which treats of measuring time by dials.
- n. 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.
Examples
“Next thing I'm dropping is the Robaxin - dialing back to using it only when I'm in extra pain.”
“Williams, a Buddy Ryan and Dick LeBeau disciple who believes in dialing up pressure to make the opposing quarterback uncomfortable, matched good coverage by now-healthy starting cornerbacks Jabari Greer and Tracy Porter.”
“The challenge was actually in dialing back the language once I had poured it onto the page, making it accessible to people who aren't familiar with these expressions and colloquialisms.”
“Obamabots need to begin dialing back the hate speech.”
“And those that find miraculous need to insist on quota filled holiday displays should be a little less quick in dialing a lawyer.”
Sound Politics: "Christmas trees are going back up at Sea-Tac airport."
“Drunk dialing is so common that Virgin Mobile now offers customers the option of blacklisting selected phone numbers (at a cost of twenty-five cents per number) before heading out for a night on the town.”
“We picture them at home, dialing from a big leather sofa, with the remote in one hand, a glass of Grand Marnier on the table," Huntington,”
“But Balcom says that most fans are interested in dialing up live scoring; the masters. org scoring feed comes straight from the venue's scoring system.”
“The system of direct dialing is an outstanding example of improvement in switching -- the greater application of radio is an equally striking example of improvement in transmission.”
“And, maybe the idea of dialing back is as nutty as King Canute of Denmark sitting on the beach and trying to will the tides from rising.”
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--Century Dictionary Apr 8, 2011