tuning knob

Radio station selector

A tuning knob is a dial on a radio or other device that adjusts the frequency to find different stations or signals.

Turning the knob moves through the broadcast spectrum: She slowly turned the tuning knob until the static cleared.

The term evokes older analog equipment, though digital tuners have largely replaced physical knobs.

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turn the dial · twist · adjust · analog · analog signal · click · notch · calibrate · rotate · channel · static · ham radio · amplifier · vintage · old school · control · potentiometer · gauge

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control function

tuning knobvolume control

Adjusts audio loudness

volume knob · power switch · mute button · balance control · tone control

control type

tuning knobtouchscreen

Input-sensitive display panel

push button · slider · digital display · voice control · remote control

Family

tuning, knob, tune, tunes, tuned, tuner, tuners, tuneful, tuneless

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G