Dial




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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 dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to
the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either
horizontal or vertical.
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2. The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of
day is shown by pointers or hands.
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3. A miner's compass.
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Dial bird (Zool.), an Indian bird (Copsychus saularius),
allied to the European robin. The name is also given to
other related species.

Dial lock, a lock provided with one or more plates having
numbers or letters upon them. These plates must be
adjusted in a certain determined way before the lock can
be operated.

Dial plate, the plane or disk of a dial or timepiece on
which lines and figures for indicating the time are
placed.
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Dial \Di"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dialedor Dialled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Dialing or Dialling.]

1. To measure with a dial.
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Hours of that true time which is dialed in heaven.
--Talfourd.
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2. (Mining) To survey with a dial. --Raymond.
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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: dial, 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"
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Dial
for the measurement of time, only once mentioned in the Bible,
erected by Ahaz (2 Kings 20:11; Isa. 38:8). The Hebrew word
(ma'aloth) is rendered "steps" in Ex. 20:26, 1 Kings 10:19, and
"degrees" in 2 Kings 20:9, 10, 11. The _ma'aloth_ was probably
stairs on which the shadow of a column or obelisk placed on the
top fell. The shadow would cover a greater or smaller number of
steps, according as the sun was low or high.

Probably the sun-dial was a Babylonian invention. Daniel at
Babylon (Dan. 3:6) is the first to make mention of the "hour."

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dial [daiəl]
Skala; Wählscheibe; Ziffernblatt

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dial [daiəl]
disque

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dial

napóra
osztókörlap
számlap
számtárcsa
tárcsa
óralap


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dial [daiəl]
mostrador de relógio
discar
disco

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dial [daiəl]
marcar

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dial [daiəl]
platta; skiva

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dial

Skala f; Wählscheibe f
dial

Wahlscheibe f; Zifferblatt n
dial

(Telefonnummer) wählen vt
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60 Moby Thesaurus words for "dial":
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caliper, call, call up, check a parameter, compute, countenance,
divide, estimate, evaluate, face, fathom, features, gauge,
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phiz, phone, plumb, prize, probe, puss, quantify, quantize, rate,
ring, ring off, ring up, size, size up, sound, span, step, survey,
take a reading, telephone, triangulate, valuate, value, visage,
weigh



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