different between miscall vs midcall

English

Etymology

From Middle English miscallen, equivalent to mis- +? call.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m?sk??l/

Verb

miscall (third-person singular simple present miscalls, present participle miscalling, simple past and past participle miscalled)

1. (now dialectal) To call (someone) bad names; to insult, abuse.
   • 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:

     He there exhorts us to hear with patience and humility those, however they be miscall'd, that desire to live purely, in such a use of Gods Ordinances, as the best guidance of their conscience gives them, and to tolerat them, though in some disconformity to our selves.

2. To call (something) by the wrong name.
   • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 48:

     ‘In this country, peasants miscall it “Cowslip,” though of course the true Cowslip, Primula veris, is a different plant altogether.’

3. (poker, transitive) To make a wrong call; to announce (one's hand of cards) incorrectly.
   • 1983, David M. Hayano, Poker Faces: The Life and Work of Professional Card Players (page 59)

     When the loser thinks he has the hand beat he turns over his hand only to find that the winner has miscalled his hand, and since "cards speak," the miscaller wins.

English

Etymology

mid- +? call

Adjective

midcall (not comparable)

1. During a call.
   • 2004, Jian-Guo Ma, Third generation communication systems: future developments and advanced topics

     In order to support midcall mobility, we need to add the ability to move while a session is active.

   • 2009, Alan B. Johnston, SIP: understanding the Session Initiation Protocol

     The contents may be signaling information, a midcall event, or some sort of stimulus.