How to pronounce “dial”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
• 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.
• (UK, Australia, slang) A person's face. [from 19th c.]
• A miner's compass.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
• (transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone, regardless of whether a physical dial is present.
• (intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone.
• (transitive) To initiate a connection to a remote computer service such as a database.

Practice Nearby Words

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