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dial 1. the circular graduated disc of various measuring instruments 2. a. the control on a radio or television set used to change the station or channel b. the panel on a radio on which the frequency, wavelength, or station is indicated by means of a pointer dial [dīl] (communications) In automatic telephone switching, a type of calling device which, when wound up and released, generates pulses required for establishing connections. (design engineering) A separate scale or other device for indicating the value to which a control is set. DIAL [′dī‚al] (engineering) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Basically we just dialed and dialed and dialed," he says. the Los Angeles company that manages American Idol voting, told the magazine Broadcast and Cable that votes dialed at regular intervals indicate that the votes might have been machine-dialed. During the incident, the Steckmyers dialed 911, and they were still on the phone with police as the unidentified man broke in. |
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