One that indicates, especially, A pointer or an index, An instrument used to monitor the operation or condition of an engine, furnace, electrical network, reservoir, or other physical system; a meter or gauge, Any of various statistical values that together provide an indication of the condition or direction of the economy

The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and an opposable thumb, Any of the rotating pointers used as indexes on the face of a mechanical clock, A style or individual sample of writing, intransitive verb_ To aid, direct, or conduct with the hands, To give or pass with or as if with the hands; transmit

Of or relating to a function, Capable of performing a function; operative, Designed to emphasize practical utility rather than artistic or aesthetic purposes, noun_ A linear function on vectors whose values are scalars, mathematics (functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space, computing An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent)

A graduated surface or face on which a measurement, such as speed, is indicated by a moving needle or pointer, the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments, A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc, intransitive verb_ To measure with or as if with a dial, To call (a party) on a telephone, To signal (a number) in making a telephone call, transitive verb_ To measure with a dial, (Mining) To survey with a dial