TELEPHONE DIAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)