ALL meanings of dial
di·al
D d - countable noun dial 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. 3
- countable noun dial 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. 3
- countable noun dial On some telephones, especially older ones, the dial is the disc on the front that you turn with your finger to choose the number that you want to call. The disc has holes in it, and numbers or letters behind the holes. 3
- verb dial If you dial or if you dial a number, you turn the dial or press the buttons on a telephone in order to phone someone. 3
- noun dial the face of a watch, clock, chronometer, sundial, etc, marked with divisions representing units of time 3
- noun dial the circular graduated disc of various measuring instruments 3
- noun dial the control on a radio or television set used to change the station or channel 3
- noun dial the panel on a radio on which the frequency, wavelength, or station is indicated by means of a pointer 3
- noun dial a numbered disc on a telephone that is rotated a set distance for each digit of a number being called 3
- noun dial a miner's compass for surveying in a mine 3
- verb dial to establish or try to establish a telephone connection with (a subscriber or his or her number) by operating the dial on a telephone 3
- verb dial to indicate, measure, or operate with a dial 3
- abbreviation DIAL dialect(al) 3
- noun dial a sundial 3
- noun dial the face of a watch or clock 3
- noun dial the face of a meter, gauge, compass, etc. on which a pointer or the like indicates an amount, degree, direction, etc. 3
- noun dial an illuminated strip on a radio, marked with frequency numbers and equipped with a pointer, for indicating the station selected 3
- noun dial a usually graduated disk or knob for controlling some function, as the selection of a TV channel or the temperature of an oven 3
- noun dial a rotating disk on a telephone, used in making connections automatically 3
- noun dial an arrangement of numbered push buttons on a telephone, used for this purpose 3
- verb transitive dial to measure (something) with or as with a dial 3
- verb transitive dial to tune in (a radio station, television channel, program, etc.) 3
- verb transitive dial to call (a person, telephone number, etc.) on a telephone by using a dial, keypad, etc. 3
- noun dial dialectic(al) 3
- noun dial A face of a clock, watch, or sundial that is marked to show units of time. 1
- transitive verb dial phone 1
- noun dial on machine 1
- noun dial radio 1
- noun dial clock or watch face 1
- noun dial on phone 1
- transitive verb dial use a dial 1
- noun dial 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. 1
- noun dial 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. 1
- noun dial a rotatable plate, disk, or knob used for regulating a mechanism, making and breaking electrical connections, etc., as in tuning a radio or television station in or out. 1
- noun dial Also called rotary dial. a rotatable plate or disk on a telephone, fitted with finger holes that are marked with letters or numbers, used in making calls through an automatic switchboard. 1
- noun dial any mechanism on the face of a telephone by which the caller places a call, as push buttons. 1
- noun dial Also called miner's dial. Mining. a compass used for underground surveying. 1
- verb with object dial to indicate or register on or as if on a dial. 1
- verb with object dial to measure with or as if with a dial. 1
- verb with object dial to regulate, select, or tune in by means of a dial, as on a radio: to dial my favorite program. 1
- verb with object dial to make a telephone call to: Dial me at home. 1
- verb without object dial to use a telephone dial; to dial a telephone: I keep dialing, but the line seems dead. 1
- verb without object dial to tune in or regulate by means of a dial: to dial into the opera broadcast. 1
- adjective dial (of a telephone) having a rotary dial mechanism. 1
- noun dial A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). 0
- noun dial A clock face. 0
- noun dial A sundial. 0
- noun dial A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc. 0
- noun dial A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called. 0
- noun dial (Britain, dated) A person's face. 0