Definition of dial

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of dial is as below...

Dial (n.) 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 sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical..

Lern More About Dial

Chartreuse :: Chartreuse (n.) An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse..
Primordiate :: Primordiate (a.) Primordial.
After-dinner :: After-dinner (a.) Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an after-dinner nap..
Rung :: Rung (n.) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel..
Pericardial :: Pericardial (a.) Of or pertaining to pericardium; situated around the heart.
Confabulatory :: Confabulatory (a.) Of the nature of familiar talk; in the form of a dialogue.
Play :: Play (n.) A dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition in which characters are represented by dialogue and action.
Primordial :: Primordial (a.) First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as, primordial condition..
Arachnidial :: Arachnidial (a.) Pertaining to the arachnidium.
Idioticon :: Idioticon (n.) A dictionary of a peculiar dialect, or of the words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country; a glossary..
Epipodiale :: Epipodiale (n.) One of the bones of either the forearm or shank, the epipodialia being the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula..
Dialectics :: Dialectics (n.) That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; the science or art of discriminating truth from error; logical discussion.
Dialogue :: Dialogue (v. i.) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
Dialysis :: Dialysis (n.) Same as Asyndeton.
Langue D''oil :: Langue d'oil () The dialect formerly spoken north of the Loire (in which the word for yes was oil, F. oui)..
Horography :: Horography (n.) The art of constructing instruments for making the hours, as clocks, watches, and dials..
Subendymal :: Subendocardial (a.) Situated under the endocardium.
Dialysis :: Dialysis (n.) The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes..
Salve :: Salve (n.) To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound..
Dialytic :: Dialytic (a.) Having the quality of unloosing or separating.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us