dial face
Where hands point
The dial face is the front surface of a clock, watch, or meter where the numbers and markings appear.
It's the part you read to tell the time or take a measurement.
The term emphasizes the face as a distinct component: The watchmaker replaced the cracked dial face.
Often shortened to simply dial or face.
- clockDevice displaying time
- watchPortable timekeeping device
- grandfather clockTall freestanding pendulum timekeeper
- clock handsRotating dial indicators
- gaugeStandard of measurement
numbers · hands · hour · minute · time keeping · tick · display · rotary · knob · telephone · radio · tuning · indicator · markings · pointer · numerals · timepiece · sundial
- vintage radiostube radio, crystal radio, transistor, portable radio, crystal set
- dial indicatorsneedle, contact point
- clocksdigital clock, wall clock, quartz clock, analog clock, grandfather clock
dial facemovement
Change in position
inner workings · mechanism · clockwork · mainspring · escapement
dial facemovement
Change in position
watch movement · motor · power source · oscillator · regulator
dial, face, dials, dialed, dialing, faces, faced, facing, facial