dial vs telephony

dial and telephony both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dial	Yes	No	Yes	No
telephony	Yes	No	No	No

dial (noun)	telephony (noun)
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours	transmitting speech at a distance
a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning

dial (verb)	telephony (verb)
choose by means of a dial
operate a dial to select a telephone number