dial-a-disk
1dial — dial1 [dī′əl] n. [ME < ML dialis, daily < L dies, day: see DEITY] 1. a sundial 2. the face of a watch or clock 3. a) the face of a meter, gauge, compass, etc. on which a pointer or the like indicates an amount, degree, direction, etc. b) …
2Dial — Di al, n. [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 …
3Dial bird — Dial Di al, n. [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… …
4Dial lock — Dial Di al, n. [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… …
5Dial plate — Dial Di al, n. [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… …
6dial — /duy euhl, duyl/, n., v., dialed, dialing or (esp. Brit.) dialled, dialling, adj. n. 1. 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… …
7dial — di•al [[t]ˈdaɪ əl, daɪl[/t]] n. v. di•aled, di•al•ing (esp. brit.)di•alled, di•al•ling. 1) hor a plate or disk on a clock, watch, or sundial, containing graduated markings or figures, upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or …
8dial — di·al || daɪəl n. rotatable disk on a telephone; face upon which measurements are registered through the use of a pointer (as on a watch, meter, etc.) v. place a telephone call by pressing buttons or turning a dial …
9dial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. face, indicator, gauge; disk. See indication, communication, measurement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. face, front, disk with figures, circle, numbers, control, knob, indicator, gauge, device for showing… …
10disk telegraph — noun : dial telegraph …
