A dial is a control on a device or piece of equipment which you can move in order to adjust the setting, for example to select or change the frequency on a radio or the temperature of a heater. He turned the dial on the radio
for the measurement of time, only once mentioned in the Bible, erected by Ahaz (2 Kings 20: 11; Isa 38: 8) The Hebrew word (ma'aloth) is rendered "steps" in Ex 20: 26, 1 Kings 10: 19, and "degrees" in 2 Kings 20: 9, 10, 11 The ma'aloth was probably stairs on which the shadow of a column or obelisk placed on the top fell The shadow would cover a greater or smaller number of steps, according as the sun was low or high
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 panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc
dial dials dialling dialled in AM, use dialing, dialed1. A dial is the part of a machine or instrument such as a clock or watch which shows you the time or a measurement that has been recorded. The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven