noun. A graduated surface or face on which a measurement, such as speed, is indicated by a moving needle or pointer.

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noun. The face of a clock.

noun. A sundial.

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noun. The panel or face on a radio or television receiver on which the frequencies or channels are indicated.

noun. A movable control knob or other device on a radio or television receiver used to change the frequency.

noun. A rotatable disk on a telephone with numbers and letters, used to signal the number to which a call is made.

intransitive verb. To measure with or as if with a dial.

intransitive verb. To point to, indicate, or register by means of a dial.

intransitive verb. To control or select by means of a dial.

intransitive verb. To call (a party) on a telephone.

intransitive verb. To signal (a number) in making a telephone call.

intransitive verb. To use a dial.

intransitive verb. To use a telephone.

phrasal verb. To reduce the intensity of.

phrasal verb. To increase the intensity of.

To measure with or as if with a dial; indicate upon or as if upon a dial.

In mining, to survey with the aid of the dial or miners' compass, as a mine or underground workings.

noun. An abbreviation of dialect

noun. of dialectal, dialectic, or dialectical.

noun. The commercial name for the best grade of kaurigum.

noun. An instrument for indicating the hour of the day by means of a shadow thrown upon a graduated surface. For dials with a style or gnomon, see sun-dial; for portable dials, see ring-dial, poke-dial, and solarium.

noun. The face of a clock or watch, upon which the hours and minutes are marked, and over which the hands move.

noun. Hence A timepiece of any kind; a clock or watch.

noun. Any plate or face on which a pointer or an index moves, marking revolutions, pressure, etc., according to the nature of the machinery of which it forms part: as, the dial of a steamgage, gas-meter, or telegraphic instrument.

noun. In telegraphy and horology, an insulated stationary wheel exhibiting upon its face letters, numerals, or other characters.

noun. The lettered or numbered face-plate of a permutation-lock.

noun. A mariners' compass.

noun. In mining, a compass or graduated circle with a magnetic needle, arranged for underground surveying where great accuracy is not required. [Eng.]

noun. A lapidaries' instrument for holding a gem while it is being cut. It carries the dot to which the gem is directly fixed.

noun. An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical.

noun. The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands.

noun. A miner's compass.

noun. an Indian bird (Copsychus saularius), allied to the European robin. The name is also given to other related species.

noun. a lock provided with one or more plates having numbers or letters upon them. These plates must be adjusted in a certain determined way before the lock can be operated.

noun. the plane or disk of a dial or timepiece on which lines and figures for indicating the time are placed.

transitive verb. To measure with a dial.

transitive verb. To survey with a dial.

noun. A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).

noun. A clock face.

noun. A sundial.

noun. A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.

noun. A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.

noun. A person's face.

verb. To measure or indicate something with a dial.

verb. To control or select something with a dial

verb. To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.

verb. To use a dial or a telephone.

noun. the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments

"We gathered together a group of undecided voters for what we call a dial test."

azimuth dial  catoptric dial  center of a dial  cylindrical dial  declining dial  

dial in  dial tone  dial-in  dial-up  dialed  

choose  control  controller  face  indicator  

Argyll  Kyle  Marseille  Mikhail  Niall  

bolt  button  clock  compass  cylinder  

appraise  appreciate  assay  assess  buzz  

dialled  dialling  

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