Dial and Signal

Dial

Dial noun - The circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments.

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Signal and dial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Signal" instead a noun "Dial".

Nearby Words: dialed, dialled, dialing, dialling, dialler

Signal noun - An object intended to give public notice or warning.

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Dial and signal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dial" instead a noun "Signal".

And if you dial the number of the line you're on, whether with the dial or the switchhook, whether or not there are other extensions on the line, you get a busy signal; that line is off-hook, after all.

Source: The Calls Are Coming from Inside the House
However, in at least some areas of the U.S., it has been and still is possible to dial your home phone number, hang up on the busy signal and get a ring to your own line.

Source: The Calls Are Coming from Inside the House
But even on a phone with no SIM card or any minutes, as long as it has power and a signal, you can dial 911 (some phones even recognize 112, the European emergency number and translate it to 911).

Source: Cell Phones Are Useless

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