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The phrase "a dial for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a control mechanism or interface that allows for adjustment or selection of a setting or function.
Example: "The new stereo system features a dial for adjusting the volume easily."
Alternatives: "a knob for" or "a control for".
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The two-chambered oven has a dial for each chamber.
Other complications include leap-year indication and a dial for day, date and month.
There's a shutter button, a dial for exposure compensation, and a very approximate focus selector.
At launch G5 owners can buy a camera pack called the LG Cam Plus that adds an additional battery and physical controls for the G5's camera like a dial for zooming and a shutter button.
What we do learn is that the camera will feature "four SxS memory slots, left and right channel HD-SDI outs, and a dial for adjusting the point of convergence".
At launch G5 owners can buy a camera pack, called the LG Cam Plus, that adds an additional battery and physical controls for the G5's camera like a dial for zooming and a shutter button.
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The search team was on the trail of a dial-for-drugs ring that operated out of two addresses on the Westside, Sgt. Gary Gallinot said.
There's a dial to turn for how young to start.
Four years ago, when Peter Thoeny and I were finishing up writing the book Wikis for Dummies, we talked about how companies could create a dial tone for collaboration.
A year ago a landslide disrupted local service and left some households without a dial tone for a few days.
After several days on the job, Ms. Macpherson now knows how to lay a wire to help set up a dial tone for a new customer.
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