dial
(noun) the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
dial, telephone dial
(noun) a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
dial
(noun) the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
dial
(noun) the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
dial
(verb) choose by means of a dial; “dial a telephone number”
dial
(verb) operate a dial to select a telephone number; “You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Dial (plural Dials)
A surname.
• Dail, Dali, dali, laid
dial (plural dials)
A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
A clock face.
A sundial.
A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.
(UK, AU, slang) A person's face. [from 19th c.]
A miner's compass.
dial (third-person singular simple present dials, present participle dialling or (US) dialing, simple past and past participle dialled or (US) dialed)
(transitive) To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
(transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.
(intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone.
• Dialing and dialed are more common in the US. Dialling and dialled are more common elsewhere.
• Dail, Dali, dali, laid
Source: Wiktionary
Di"al, n. Etym: [LL. dialis daily, fr. L. dies day. See Deity.]
1. 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.
2. The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands.
3. A miner's compass. Dial bird (Zoöl.), an Indian bird (Copsychus saularius), allied to the European robin. The name is also given to other related species.
– Dial lock, 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.
– Dial plate, the plane or disk of a dial or timepiece on which lines and figures for indicating the time are placed.
Di"al, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dialed or Dialled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dialing or Dialling.]
1. To measure with a dial. Hours of that true time which is dialed in heaven. Talfourd.
2. (Mining)
Definition: To survey with a dial. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
