volume knob

Audio level adjuster

A volume knob is a rotary control that adjusts loudness on audio equipment—radios, amplifiers, televisions, stereos.

You turn it clockwise to increase volume, counterclockwise to decrease.

Figuratively, to turn up the volume knob on something is to intensify it: The campaign turned up the volume knob on attack ads.

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car stereo · audio equipment · loudness · bass · treble · turn · twist · click · notch · gain · fader · slider · potentiometer · mute · crank · crank it up · adjust · tone control

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audio control function

volume knobmute button

Control that kills audio

power switch · off switch · kill switch · silencer · noise cancellation

control interface type

volume knobtoggle switch

Two-position electrical controller

push button · mute button · voice command · power button · remote control

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G