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dial
noun
-
dial
,
dialing
,
dials
,
dialed
,
dialled
the
round
face
of
a
clock
or
watch
,
showing
the
hours
,
minutes
,
and
sometimes
seconds
.
•
Check
the
dial
on
the
wall
clock
;
it's
almost
noon
.
Check
the
dial
on
the
wall
clock
;
it's
almost
noon
.
•
His
grandfather's
pocket
watch
has
a
beautiful
silver
dial
.
His
grandfather's
pocket
watch
has
a
beautiful
silver
dial
.
From
late
Middle
English
,
from
medieval
Latin
'dialem'
(
from
'diallis'
),
alteration
of
Latin
'diālis'
'daily'
,
from
'diēs'
'day'
;
originally
referring
to
the
face
of
a
sundial
.
noun
-
dial
,
dialing
,
dials
,
dialed
,
dialled
a
circular
control
or
display
on
a
radio
,
meter
,
speedometer
,
or
old
telephone
,
with
markings
or
numbers
that
indicate
or
can
be
set
to
a
particular
value
.
•
Turn
the
dial
on
the
radio
to
find
some
music
.
Turn
the
dial
on
the
radio
to
find
some
music
.
•
The
speedometer
dial
showed
60
miles
per
hour
.
The
speedometer
dial
showed
60
miles
per
hour
.
verb
-
dial
,
dialing
,
dials
,
dialed
,
dialled
to
make
a
phone
call
to
someone
by
turning
a
rotary
dial
or
pressing
the
numbered
buttons
.
•
Quickly
dial
911
if
there's
an
emergency
.
Quickly
dial
911
if
there's
an
emergency
.
•
He
had
to
dial
the
number
several
times
.
He
had
to
dial
the
number
several
times
.
