digital
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Displaying numbers rather than scale positions.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdɪdʒətəl
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Displaying numbers rather than scale positions
Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
Of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
noun
A watch (wristwatch or pocket watch), usually electronic, whose watch face displays time in the form of numbers (a digital display, rather than by a dial and hands (traditional clock face).
colloquialhumorous
A finger.
informaluncountable
Art produced using computer technology, as opposed to traditional art.
uncountable
Digital equipment or technology.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Displaying numbers rather than scale positions
Used this way, digital is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “My new watch has a digital display, showing numbers for the time.”adjective
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Word Family
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Word family
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By means of the fingers.
Put into digital form, as for use in a computer.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Device for converting digital signals into analogue signals.
One of the veins serving the fingers or toes.
An electronic voltmeter that gives readings in digits.
A watch with a digital display.
Device for converting digital signals into analogue signals.
Arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Conversion of analog information into digital information.
Device for converting analogue signals into digital signals.
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Antonyms
Sense: displaying numbers rather than scale positions
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