Meaning & use
Dials
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flat, typically circular surfaces marked with a scale, used to display a measurement or to set a control, such as on a clock or instrument panel.
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The pilot checked all the dials on the cockpit panel before takeoff.
She adjusted the oven's temperature dials before sliding the tray in.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb, as in "he dials the number," referring to the action of using a rotary or numeric dial to place a call.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
third-person singular of "dial": enters a telephone number to make a call, or adjusts a setting using a dial.
She dials her mother every Sunday evening.
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