2 ADJ [ADJ n] Digital devices such as watches or clocks give information by displaying numbers rather than by having a pointer which moves round a dial. Compare analogue . □ …a digital display.
di gi|tal au dio tape N‑UNCOUNT Digital audio tape is a type of magnetic tape used to make very high quality recordings of sound by recording it in digital form. The abbreviation DAT is often used.
di gi|tal ca m|era (digital cameras ) N‑COUNT A digital camera is a camera that produces digital images that can be stored on a computer, displayed on a screen, and printed. □ The speed with which digital cameras can take, process and transmit an image is phenomenal.
digi|tal i m|mi|grant (digital immigrants ) N‑COUNT A digital immigrant is a person who was born before it was common to use things such as personal computers and mobile phones. □ At sixty, I'm definitely a digital immigrant.
digi|tal na |tive (digital natives ) N‑COUNT A digital native is someone who has used the internet and mobile phones since they were a child. □ Digital natives like these kids understand the games instinctively.
di gi|tal ra |dio (digital radios )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Digital radio is radio in which the signals are transmitted in digital form and decoded by the radio receiver.
2 N‑COUNT A digital radio is a radio that can receive digital signals. □ Manufacturers are working on a new generation of cheaper digital radios.
di gi|tal re|co rd|ing (digital recordings )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Digital recording is the process of converting sound or images into numbers.
2 N‑COUNT A digital recording is a recording made by converting sound or images into numbers.
di gi|tal te le|vi|sion (digital televisions )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Digital television is television in which the signals are transmitted in digital form and decoded by the television receiver.
2 N‑COUNT A digital television is a television that can receive digital signals. □ …wide screen digital televisions.
di gi|tal TV (digital TVs )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Digital TV is the same as digital television .
2 N‑COUNT A digital TV is the same as a digital television .
dig|it|ize /d I dʒ I ta I z/ (digitizes , digitizing , digitized ) in BRIT, also use digitise VERB To digitize information means to turn it into a form that can be read easily by a computer. □ [V n] The picture is digitised by a scanner.
dig|ni|fied /d I gn I fa I d/ ADJ If you say that someone or something is dignified , you mean they are calm, impressive and deserve respect. □ He seemed a very dignified and charming man.
dig|ni|fy /d I gn I fa I / (dignifies , dignifying , dignified )
1 VERB To dignify something means to make it impressive. [LITERARY ] □ [V n] Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster.
2 VERB If you say that a particular reaction or description dignifies something you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n] We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment.
dig|ni|tary /d I gn I tri, [AM ] -teri/ (dignitaries ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Dignitaries are people who are considered to be important because they have a high rank in government or in the Church.
dig|nity /d I gn I ti/
1 N‑UNCOUNT If someone behaves or moves with dignity , they are calm, controlled, and admirable. □ …her extraordinary dignity and composure.
2 N‑UNCOUNT If you talk about the dignity of people or their lives or activities, you mean that they are valuable and worthy of respect. □ …the sense of human dignity.
3 N‑UNCOUNT Your dignity is the sense that you have of your own importance and value, and other people's respect for you. □ She still has her dignity.
di|gress /da I gre s/ (digresses , digressing , digressed ) VERB If you digress , you move away from the subject you are talking or writing about and talk or write about something different for a while. □ [V ] I've digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now recap. □ [V + from ] She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the President. ● di|gres|sion /da I gre ʃ ə n/ (digressions ) N‑VAR □ The text is dotted with digressions.
dike /da I k/ → see dyke
dik|tat /d I ktæt, [AM ] d I ktɑː t/ (diktats ) N‑VAR You use diktat to refer to something such as a law or government which people have to obey even if they do not agree with it, especially one which seems unfair. [DISAPPROVAL ]
di|lapi|da|ted /d I læ p I de I t I d/ ADJ A building that is dilapidated is old and in a generally bad condition.
di|late /da I le I t/ (dilates , dilating , dilated ) VERB When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyes dilate or when something dilates them, they become wider or bigger. □ [V ] At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light. □ [V n] Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain. ● di|lat|ed ADJ □ His eyes seemed slightly dilated.
di|la|tory /d I lətri, [AM ] -tɔːri/ ADJ Someone or something that is dilatory is slow and causes delay. [FORMAL ] □ You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.
dil|do /d I ldoʊ/ (dildos ) N‑COUNT A dildo is an object shaped like a penis, which women can use to get sexual pleasure. [INFORMAL ]