rotary dial
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rotary dial — rotary dial, adj. dial (def. 4) … Useful english dictionary
Rotary dial — A German Fe TAp 615, (R g) a widespread rotary dial telephone of the 1960s to the 1980s The rotary dial is a device mounted on or in a telephone or switchboard that is designed to send electrical pulses, known as pulse dialing, corresponding to… … Wikipedia
rotary dial — adjective Of a telephone, one activated by rotating the numeric dial instead of activating push buttons. Figuratively: any old fashioned telephone. Ant: touch tone … Wiktionary
rotary dial — ro′tary di′al n. tgp a disk with finger holes that is affixed to a telephone and rotated to match up the finger holes with the letters and digits of a telephone number ro′tary di′al, adj … From formal English to slang
rotary dial — In a switched system, the conventional telephone dialing method that creates a series of pulses to identify the called station … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
Rotary — Rotation Rotary can refer to: * Rotary dial, a rotating telephone dial * Rotary engine, a type of internal combustion engine from the early 20th century * Rotary International, a service organization * Rotary milking shed, a type of milking shed… … Wikipedia
dial — /duy euhl, duyl/, n., v., dialed, dialing or (esp. Brit.) dialled, dialling, adj. n. 1. a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or… … Universalium
dial — di•al [[t]ˈdaɪ əl, daɪl[/t]] n. v. di•aled, di•al•ing (esp. brit.)di•alled, di•al•ling. 1) hor a plate or disk on a clock, watch, or sundial, containing graduated markings or figures, upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or … From formal English to slang
Dial — Not to be confused with a diol, a chemical containing two hydroxyl groups. Dial may mean: dial, the suffix for dialdehydes (a molecule with two aldehyde groups) dial. can be an abbreviation for dialect Dial (measurement), a display device in… … Wikipedia
rotary output to central office — System that translates a tone dialed telephone number into rotary dial pulses and transmits these signals to the central office … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
