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Dictionary definition for: Dial
1. (n) the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
2. (v) operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"
3. (n) the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
4. (v) choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"
5. (n) the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
6. (n) a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
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