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-on-demand routing — (DDR) is a routing technique where a network connection to a remote site is established only when needed. In other words, if the router tries to send out data and the connection is off, then the router will automatically establish a connection,… … Wikipedia
Dial indicator — Dial indicators, also known as dial gauges and probe indicators, are instruments used to accurately measure small linear distances, and are frequently used in industrial and mechanical processes. They are named so because the measurement results… … Wikipedia
rotary dial — rotary dial, adj. dial (def. 4). * * * … Universalium
rotary dial — rotary dial, adj. dial (def. 4) … Useful english dictionary
dial — early 15c., sundial, earlier dial of a compass (mid 14c.), apparently from M.L. dialis daily, from L. dies day (see DIURNAL (Cf. diurnal)). The word perhaps was abstracted from a phrase such as M.L. rota dialis daily wheel, and evolved to mean… … Etymology 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 combination lock — A rotary combination lock is a lock commonly used to secure safes and as an unkeyed padlock mechanism. This type of locking mechanism consists of a single dial which must be rotated left and right in a certain combination in order to open the… … 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