instrument dial
1Dial — 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 …
2Dial 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… …
3Dial 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… …
4Dial 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… …
5dial — /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… …
6Dial (measurement) — A wall clock, with three dials A dial is generally a flat surface, circular or rectangular, with numbers or similar markings on it, used for displaying the setting or output of a timepiece, radio, clock, watch, or measuring instrument. See also… …
7dial — [[t]da͟ɪ͟əl[/t]] dials, dialling, dialled (in AM, use dialing, dialed) 1) N COUNT 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. The luminous dial on the… …
8dial — I UK [ˈdaɪəl] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms dial : present tense I/you/we/they dial he/she/it dials present participle dialling past tense dialled past participle dialled * to press the buttons, or to turn the dial, on a… …
9Dial telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… …
10dial — di|al1 [ daıəl ] (present participle di|al|ing or di|all|ing; past tense and past participle di|aled or di|alled) verb intransitive or transitive * to press the buttons or turn the dial on a telephone in order to call someone: In an emergency… …
