1 the face of a clock or watch, or a similar control on a machine, piece of equipment or vehicle that shows a measurement of time, amount, speed, temperature, etc:
an alarm clock with a luminous dial * Check the tyre pressure on the dial.
seealsoSUNDIAL
2 the round control on a radio, cooker/stove, etc. that you turn in order to adjust sth, for example to choose a particular station or to choose a particular temperature
3 the round part on some older telephones, with holes for the fingers, that you move around to call a particular number
Part of speech: verb
(-ll-, AmE -l-) to use a telephone by turning the dial or pushing buttons to call a number:
[VN] He dialled the number and waited. * Dial 0033 for France. [also V]
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