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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Di·al, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dialed or Dialled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dialing or Dialling.]
 1. To measure with a dial.
    Hours of that true time which is dialed in heaven.   --Talfourd.
 2. Mining To survey with a dial.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 dial
      n 1: the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
      2: the control on a radio or television set that is used for
         tuning
      3: the circular graduated indicator on various measuring
         instruments
      4: a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for
         each number called [syn: telephone dial]
      v 1: operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take
           the receiver off the hook before you dial"
      2: choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"
      [also: dialling, dialled]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 dialled
      See dial