dial
A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurementA graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
» I'm sorry, I dialed the wrong number.
Entschuldigen Sie! Ich habe mich verwählt.
Извините, я набрал неверный номер.
Перепрошую, я набрав неправильний номер.
Meaning
7 sensesA graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
Holonyms: (often holonymous) instrument, gauge
The dial on the dashboard showed the car was nearly out of gas.
Zifferblatt
цифербла́тciferblát
A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
Such a field as part of a clock face; (metonymic) the entire clock face.
A sundial.
A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
Turn the dial to Radio 4: my favourite show is on!
цифербла́тciferblát
A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.
His hands were too fat to operate the dial on the telephone.
Wählscheibe, Nummernschalter, Nummernscheibe
дискdisk, номеронабира́тельnomeronabirátelʹ, набо́рный дискnabórnyj disk
дискdysk, номеронабира́чnomeronabyráč
a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
(Australia, UK, slang)A person's face.
табло́tabló
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
A miner's compass.
Examples
138 sentencesI'm sorry, I dialed the wrong number.
Перепрошую, я набрав неправильний номер. — deniko
ruИзвините, я набрал неверный номер. — elsteris
deEntschuldigen Sie! Ich habe mich verwählt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I believe you've dialed the wrong number.
Sorry. I must've dialed the wrong number.
ruИзвините. Я, наверное, ошибся номером. — marafon
deEntschuldigung! Ich muss mich verwählt haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sorry, I must've dialed the wrong number.
Tom still uses an old dial phone.
Translations
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Origin
The original meaning was 'sundial' and/or 'clock dial'; from Middle English diall, from MiThe original meaning was 'sundial' and/or 'clock dial'; from Middle English diall, from Middle French dyal, from Latin diālis (“daily, concerning the day”), because of its use in telling the time of day, from Latin diēs (“day”). Compare Spanish dial and día (“day”).
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Forms
plural: dialsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called:telephone dial