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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 sundial.

a plate or disk with markings or figures for indicating or registering some measurement or number, as of pressure, number of revolutions, the frequency to which a radio is tuned, etc., usually by means of a pointer.

a rotatable plate, disk, or knob used for regulating a mechanism, making and breaking electrical connections, etc., as in tuning a radio or television station in or out.

Also called rotary dial.��a rotatable plate or disk on a telephone, fitted with finger holes that are marked with letters or numbers, used in making calls through an automatic switchboard.

any mechanism on the face of a telephone by which the caller places a call, as push buttons.

Also called miner's dial.��Mining.��a compass used for underground surveying.

to enter or input (a number) on a telephone, as by means of a touchscreen, push buttons, or a rotary dial.

to make a telephone call to.

to regulate, select, or tune in by means of a dial, as on a radio.

to indicate or register on or as if on a dial.

to measure with or as if with a dial.

to enter or input a number on a telephone, as by means of a touchscreen, push buttons, or a rotary dial.

to use a dial to regulate or make a selection.

dialect.

dialectal.

dialectic.

dialectical.