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dials

The correct spelling is dials.

How to pronounce dials

noun

Say it like: Dia-ls

The correct spelling is dials. A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). For example: "President Trump has recently dialled down the rhetoric."

Usage Examples

President Trump has recently dialled down the rhetoric.

In an emergency dial 999.

Please be careful when dialling.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
  2. 2.A clock face.
  3. 3.A sundial.
  4. 4.A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
  5. 5.A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.

verb

  1. 1.To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
  2. 2.To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.
  3. 3.To use a dial or a telephone.

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