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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'dial' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions dial noun  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. Translations:  German: Wí¤hlscheibe (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) verb  (transitive) To measure or indicate something with a dial. (transitive) To control or select something with a dial (transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone. (intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone. Etymology: Its original meaning was 'sundial' and/or 'clock dial', from Latin diÄlis = "daily", "concerning the day", because of its use in telling the time of day.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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