dial
A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
Example
“The dial on the dashboard showed the car was nearly out of gas.”
Other meanings
Such a field as part of a clock face; the entire clock face.
A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
A kind of
- face
Related words
- autodial
- butt dial
- compass dial
- dead dial
- dialable
- dial towards
- dial-a-joke
- dial-a-ride
- dial-a-ride problem
- dial-around
- dial-a-yield
- dial back
Word history
From Latin "diēs" (day).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “dial” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.