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Word: dial (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A clock face.
  • A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.
  • A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
  • A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
  • A sundial.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To use a dial or a telephone.
  • transitive To control or select something with a dial
  • transitive To measure or indicate something with a dial.
  • transitive To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.

Source: Wiktionary | Src Info »