Dial is a 4 letter word which starts with the letter D and ends with the letter L for which we found 5 definitions.
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(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. |
(n.) The graduated face of a timepiece on which the time of day is shown by pointers or hands. |
(n.) A miner's compass. |
(v. t.) To measure with a dial. |
(v. t.) To survey with a dial. |
The word dial is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for dial is: dial