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Not to be confused with a diol, a chemical containing two hydroxyl groups.Dial may mean:
-dial, the suffix for dialdehydes (a molecule with two aldehyde groups)'dial.' can be an abbreviation for 'dialect'Dial (measurement), a display device in radio, measuring instruments, etc.Dial Corporation, a consumer products company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA.Dial (soap), a brand of antibacterial soap and related productsDial House (disambiguation), variousDial Records (disambiguation), variousDunedin International Airport Limited, New ZealandDelhi International Airport (P) Limited, Delhi, IndiaMode dial, part of dSLR and SLR-like digital camerasRotary dial, a device for the input of numbers in telephones and similar devicesA sundial or clock faceThe Dial, an American magazine published intermittently from 1840 to 1929.DIAL, an acronym for Differential bsorbtion IDAREtymology
Its original meaning was sundial and/or clock dial, from Latin diālis meaning daily, or concerning the day, because of its use in telling the time of day.