dial

(dīˈəl, dīl)

1. A graduated surface or face on which a measurement, such as speed, is indicated by a moving needle or pointer.
2. a. The face of a clock.
   b. A sundial.
3. a. The panel or face on a radio or television receiver on which the frequencies or channels are indicated.
   b. A movable control knob or other device on a radio or television receiver used to change the frequency.
4. A rotatable disk on a telephone with numbers and letters, used to signal the number to which a call is made.

1. To measure with or as if with a dial.
2. To point to, indicate, or register by means of a dial.
3. To control or select by means of a dial: dial a radio station.
4. To call (a party) on a telephone.
5. To signal (a number) in making a telephone call: The program dials the number and then connects to the file server.

1. To use a dial.
2. To use a telephone.

Related Forms:

• diˈal·er noun