DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
Di·al, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dialed or Dialled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dialing or Dialling.]
1. To measure with a dial.
Hours of that true time which is dialed in heaven. --Talfourd.
2. Mining To survey with a dial.
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dial
n 1: the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
2: the control on a radio or television set that is used for
tuning
3: the circular graduated indicator on various measuring
instruments
4: a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for
each number called [syn: telephone dial]
v 1: operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take
the receiver off the hook before you dial"
2: choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"
[also: dialling, dialled]