Definition of dial

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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..

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Postprandial :: Postprandial (a.) Happening, or done, after dinner; after-dinner; as, postprandial speeches..
Chaldaism :: Chaldaism (n.) An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.
Predial :: Predial (a.) Issuing or derived from land; as, predial tithes..
Aeolian :: Aeolian (a.) Of or pertaining to Aeolia or Aeolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; aeolic; as, the Aeolian dialect..
Chartreuse :: Chartreuse (n.) An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse..
Targum :: Targum (n.) A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect.
Subendymal :: Subendocardial (a.) Situated under the endocardium.
Planiform :: Planiform (a.) Having a plane surface; as, a planiform, gliding, or arthrodial articulation..
Gonidial :: Gonidial (a.) Of or pertaining to the angles of the mouth; as, a gonidial groove of an actinian..
Noctidial :: Noctidial (a.) Comprising a night and a day; a noctidial day.
Pali :: Pali (n.) A dialect descended from Sanskrit, and like that, a dead language, except when used as the sacred language of the Buddhist religion in Farther India, etc..
Dialyze :: Dialyze (v. t.) To separate, prepare, or obtain, by dialysis or osmose; to pass through an animal membrane; to subject to dialysis..
Pantomime :: Pantomime (n.) A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features..
Primitive :: Primitive (a.) Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church..
Eudialyte :: Eudialyte (n.) A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and lime..
Transdialect :: Transdialect (v. t.) To change or translate from one dialect into another.
Cordial :: Cordial (n.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur..
Epicedian :: Epicedian (a.) Epicedial.
Cornish :: Cornish (n.) The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall..
Dialytic :: Dialytic (a.) Having the quality of unloosing or separating.
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