Word Fact: Even though most telephones today no longer have dials, the word dial is still used for making a phone call. The word dial is in the process of taking on a new meaning because of this.
noun
A graduated surface or face on which a measurement, such as speed, is indicated by a moving needle or pointer.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A movable control knob or other device on a radio or television receiver used to change the frequency.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A rotatable disk on a telephone with numbers and letters, used to signal the number to which a call is made.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A sundial.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The face of a clock.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To measure with a .
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To manipulate a device (as a dialect) so as to operate, regulate, or select .
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To manipulate a dialect.
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To make a telephone call or connection.
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verb-transitive
To call (a party) on a telephone.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To control or select by means of a dial: dial a radio station.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To measure with or as if with a dial.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To point to, indicate, or register by means of a dial.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To signal (a number) in making a telephone call: The program dials the number and then connects to the file server.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-intransitive
To use a dial.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To use a telephone.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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