dialectician |
a person who applies or is skilled in dialectic. |
dialectologist |
a person who specializes in the study of dialects. |
dialing code |
(chiefly British) the digits at the beginning of a telephone number that signify one of a country's telephone districts; area code. |
dialog box |
a window generated by a computer program that appears on the screen to ask for information from the person using the computer. |
dialogue |
talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, novel, or the like. [5 definitions] |
dial tone |
the steady hum or buzzing sound in a telephone receiver indicating that the line is open and a number may be dialed. |
dial-up |
related to or being a form of internet access that uses a telephone line to connect a computer to an internet service provider. |
dialysis |
the separation of substances in a solution by diffusion through a semipermeable membrane, used to eliminate impurities from the blood in patients with kidney failure. |
dialyze |
to subject to dialysis; separate or obtain by dialysis. [2 definitions] |
diamagnetic |
in physics, of or relating to a group of substances that in a magnetic field become magnetic in an opposite direction to that of iron. |
diamanté |
decorated with pieces of glittering material or items, such as rhinestones. [2 definitions] |
diameter |
in geometry, a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and having its ends on the circumference or surface. [3 definitions] |
diametrical |
entirely opposite; completely different. |
diamine |
any of various chemical compounds containing two amino groups. |
diamond |
a clear, very hard crystalline form of carbon, used in jewelry and in abrasives and cutting tools. [7 definitions] |
diamondback |
any of several rattlesnakes or turtles having diamond-shaped markings. |
diamond wedding |
a sixtieth or seventy-fifth wedding anniversary. |
Diana |
in Roman mythology, a goddess associated with the moon and hunting, and a protector of women; Artemis. |
dianthus |
any of various plants related to pinks, such as the carnation or sweet william. |
diapason |
a rich, swelling passage of harmonious music. [3 definitions] |
diapause |
a physiological state of dormancy occurring between periods of activity. |