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Look up: DIAL


  1. DIAL
    acronym: Differential Absorption Lidar
    Found op http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#D

  2. dial
    [n] - the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning 2. [n] - the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments 3. [n] - a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called 4. [n] - the face of a timepiece 5. [v] - op...
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=dial

  3. Dial
    The ‘face` of a clock or watch.   The familiar white or cream enamel dial began to appear at the end of the 17th century, although gold or silver dials with various forms of decoration have never quite gone out of use.
    Found op http://www.timtemplewatches.com/information_watch_dictionary1.html

  4. Dial
    clearance between second and minute hands.   Such dials are rare until about 1810, although there is an example by Tompion dating from the 1680s.
    Found op http://www.timtemplewatches.com/information_watch_dictionary1.html

  5. dial
    The 'face' of a clock or watch on which the time, calendar or astronomical information is registered. The term can refer to the whole face or to the individual discs or rings, such as the calendar dial, on which the periods of time are inscribed. Dials first appeared c. 1350. Previously, hours were ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  6. Dial
    Di'al noun [ Late Latin dialis daily, from Latin 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...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/57

  7. Dial
    Di'al transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dialed or Dialled ; present participle & verbal noun Dialing or Dialling .] 1. To measure with a dial. « H...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/57

  8. dial
    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; especially, 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 o...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?dial

  9. dial
    noun the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dial

  10. dial
    verb choose by means of a dial; `dial a telephone number`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dial

  11. dial
    verb operate a dial to select a telephone number; `You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dial

  12. dial
    noun a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dial



  1. Dial
    • (v. t.) To survey with a dial. • (n.) The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands. • (n.) A miner`s compass. • (n.) An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated ar...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/dial/

  2. dial
    dial An instrument serving to tell the hour of the day, by means of the sun's shadow upon a graduated surface; a sun-dial.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2459/

  3. Dial
    [band] Dial is a progressive rock band based in the Netherlands. ==History== Dial was founded in late 2003 by Liselotte Hegt, Rommert van der Meer and Kristoffer Gildenlöw. Early on, the band was pure a hobby but after Kristoffer`s departure from Swedish prog metal band Pain of Salvation in...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial_(band)

  4. Dial
    [disambiguation] Shorelines of Banate viewed from the West. Photo taken by Sulbud. Sulbud: Sulbud 05:51, 6 July 2007 (UTC) ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial_(disambiguation)

  5. Dial
    Dial is British slang for the face.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZD.HTM

  6. Dial
    Dial is British slang for the face.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZD.HTM

  7. dial
    Type: Term Pronunciation: dī′ăl Definitions: 1. A clock face or instrument resembling a clock face.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=24405

  8. Dial
    [measurement] A dial is generally a flat surface, circular or rectangular, with numbers or similar markings on it, used for displaying the setting or output of a timepiece, radio, clock, watch, or measuring instrument. See also "dial indicator". The term may also refer to a movable control k...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial_(measurement)

  9. Dial
    Dial may mean: ==Etymology== Its original meaning was sundial and/or clock dial, from Latin diālis meaning daily, or concerning the day, because of its use in telling the time of day. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial

  10. dial
    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

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  11. dial
    part of the indicating device carrying the scale or scales NOTE - In general the dial also carries other information characterizing the instrument.
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=314-01-03

  12. dial
    an apparatus in an automatic telephone set in which each single digit of the telephone number is initiated manually
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=722-02-22

  13. dial
    The 'face' of a clock or watch on which the time, calendar or astronomical information is registered.
    Found op http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-d.html

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