Definitions for DIAL
ˈdaɪ əl, daɪldi·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dialnoun

   the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours

2. dialnoun

   the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning

3. dialnoun

   the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments

4. dial, telephone dialverb

   a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called

5. dialverb

   operate a dial to select a telephone number

   "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"

6. dialverb

   choose by means of a dial

   "dial a telephone number"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dialnoun

   A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).

2. dialnoun

   A clock face.

3. dialnoun

   A sundial.

4. dialnoun

   A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.

5. dialnoun

   A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.

6. dialnoun

   (old-fashioned) A person's face.

7. dialverb

   To measure or indicate something with a dial.

8. dialverb

   To control or select something with a dial

9. dialverb

   To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.

10. dialverb

    To use a dial or a telephone.

11. Etymology: Its original meaning was 'sundial' and/or 'clock dial', from dialis, because of its use in telling the time of day.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DIALnoun

   Etymology: diale, Skinner.

   A plate marked with lines, where a hand or shadow shews the hour.

   O, gentlemen, the time of life is short:
   To spend that shortness basely were too long,
   Though life did ride upon a dial ’s point,
   Still ending at th’ arrival of an hour. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   If the motion be very slow, we perceive it not: we have no sense of the accretive motion of plants or animals; and the sly shadow steals away upon the dial, and the quickest eye can discover no more but that it is gone. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. c. 11.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dial

   A dial is a scale on a device or mechanism that can be turned and adjusted to regulate or measure certain parameters. It is often circular in shape and used to control a machine or electrical device, to tune frequencies in radios, or to indicate values such as time on a clock.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dialnoun

   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

2. Dialnoun

   the graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands

3. Dialnoun

   a miner's compass

4. Dialverb

   to measure with a dial

5. Dialverb

   to survey with a dial

6. Etymology: [LL. dialis daily, fr. L. dies day. See Deity.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dial

   dī′al, n. an instrument for showing the time of day by the sun's shadow: a timepiece: the face of a watch or clock: a circular plate on which a movable index shows the degree of pressure, &c.—v.t. to measure, as with a dial.—ns. Dī′alist, a maker of dials: one skilled in dialling; Dī′alling, the art of constructing dials: the science which explains the measuring of time by the sun-dial: surveying by help of a compass with sights, such as is called a 'miner's dial;' Dīal-plate. [M. E. dial—Low L. dialis, daily—L. dies, a day.]

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1. DIAL

   What does DIAL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DIAL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DIAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dial is ranked #3287 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dial surname appeared 10,997 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Dial.
   
   67.3% or 7,406 total occurrences were White.
   12.1% or 1,338 total occurrences were Black.
   9.4% or 1,043 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   7.2% or 799 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 227 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 184 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • Face
   • Indicator
   • Operate
   • Select
   • Telephone

Anagrams for DIAL »

1. Dail

2. laid

3. dali

4. lida

How to pronounce DIAL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DIAL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DIAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DIAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of DIAL in a Sentence

1. Toby Jones:

   There was no real physical material that we could mimic, there was no found footage or anything of how he spoke. You know, the cliché is a picture says a thousand words, but it really is true, we tried to capture the essence of this man and his resilience that you could see in the pictures, you could read in the book. He's fiercely passionate and that's something I could really dial into.

2. Representative Eliot Engel:

   It will offer Ukraine greater assistance on a variety of fronts, it will dial up the pressure on Vladimir Putin for his reckless, destructive and destabilizing policies.

3. Lowell Duckett:

   Gun control has not worked in D.C. The only people who have guns are criminals. We have the strictest gun laws in the nation and one of the highest murder rates. It's quicker to pull your Smith & Wesson than to dial 911 if you're being robbed.

4. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer:

   We have to reengage like a dial, not a switch that goes on or off, but a dial that we can turn.

5. The WTO:

   You could say that it's global trade's equivalent of the shift from dial-up internet to broadband.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DIAL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DIAL
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DIAL
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DIAL
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html