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| 1. sost. manopola, quadrante | |
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| 1. subst. A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |  |
| 2. subst. A clock face. | |
| 3. subst. A sundial. | |
| 4. subst. A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc. | |
| 5. subst. A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called. | |
| 6. subst. (UK, dated) A person's face. | |
| 7. subst. A miner's compass. | |
| 8. v. To measure or indicate something with a dial. | |
| 9. v. To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial. | |
| President Trump has recently dialled down the rhetoric. | |
| 10. v. To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone. | |
| In an emergency dial 999. | |
| 11. v. (intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone. | |
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