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   dial

   /ˈdʌɪəl/

   noun

   • 1. a face of a clock or watch that is marked to show units of time.
   • ▪ a flat plate with a scale and pointer for showing measurements of weight, volume, or pressure.
   • ▪ a disc with numbered finger holes on a phone, rotated a particular distance for each digit of the number being called.
   • ▪ a plate or disc turned to select a setting on a radio, cooker, or other piece of equipment.
   • ▪ a person's face: "he must be one of the new batch—I haven't seen his dial before"

   verb

   • 1. call (a phone number) by turning a dial or using a keypad or touchscreen: "she dialled 999"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a mariner's compass): from medieval Latin diale ‘clock dial’, based on Latin dies ‘day’.

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   Does a phone have a dial?

   • Old telephones and televisions both have dials — the first has numbers from zero to nine in a circle, and the latter has a round disc for changing channels. When you call someone, you can say that you dial their number. In fact, people tend to use the word dial when they use a phone, even if they're pushing buttons or tapping a touch screen.

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   What does a dial mean?

   • He pointed to a needle that was moving with slow certainty and deadly persistence across a graduated dial. Dial definition: a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial. . See examples of DIAL used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if you dial a number?

   • If you dial, or if you dial a number, you turn the dial or press the buttons on a telephone. He lifted the phone and dialled her number. A dial is the part of a machine or instrument such as a clock or watch which shows you the time or a measurement that has been recorded.

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   What is a dial on a radio?

   • A dial is a control on a device or piece of equipment which you can move in order to adjust the setting, for example to select or change the frequency on a radio or the temperature of a heater. He turned the dial on the radio. The heat dial was set at 150 degrees.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDIAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DIAL definition: 1. to operate a phone or make a phone call to someone by choosing a particular series of numbers on…. Learn more.

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     COMMUNICATIONS. to make a phone call by pressing a series of...

   • Znaczenie Dial, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DIAL definicja: 1. to operate a phone or make a phone call...

   • Dial: French Translation

     DIAL translate: bouton [masculine], cadran [masculine],...

   • Dial Spanish Translation

     DIAL translate: marcar, esfera, dial, dial, dial, dial...

   • Dial: Arabic Translation

     DIAL translate: ميناء الساعة / لوحة العَدَّاد, يُدير قُرْص...

   • Dial: German Translation

     dial translate: das Zifferblatt, die Wählscheibe, die Skala,...

   • Dial: Japanese Translation

     dial translate: （時計の）文字盤, （計器の）目盛り盤, （電話番号）のダイヤルを回す, ダイヤル,...

   • Dial: Czech Translation

     dial - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

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   a plate or disk with markings or figures for indicating or registering some measurement or number, as of pressure, number of revolutions, the frequency to which a radio is tuned, etc., usually by means of a pointer.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDIAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   COMMUNICATIONS. to make a phone call by pressing a series of buttons with numbers, or moving a disc with numbers, on the phone: If you have the extension number you can dial any member of staff direct. Dial 9 for an outside line.

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   1. To measure with or as if with a dial. 2. To point to, indicate, or register by means of a dial. 3. To control or select by means of a dial: dial a radio station. 4. To call (a party) on a telephone. 5. To signal (a number) in making a telephone call: The program dials the number and then connects to the file server. v.intr. 1. To use a dial. 2.

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   A dial is a circle that has a series of numbers or marks representing numbers, like the dial of a clock face, a compass, or an old-fashioned telephone. If you have a watch that glows in the dark, it's the dial you can see even in a dark movie theater.

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   Learn the meaning of dial as a noun and a verb, with examples and pronunciation. Find out the difference between dial and related words such as dale, dalek, and dialysis.