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The phrase "a dial turn" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the action of turning a dial, often in contexts related to machinery, devices, or settings adjustments.
Example: "To increase the volume, simply make a dial turn to the right."
Alternatives: "a dial adjustment" or "a dial rotation."
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Six presses plus a dial turn.
If your microwave has a dial, turn it clockwise until the screen displays the desired time.
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There's a dial to turn for how young to start.
At one refinery office, a broken control-room machine has a hole where an object has been jammed through the glass to stop a dial from turning.
Like the weird dirty-clean smell of a hospital but with the dial turned way up.
"Your body can't tell the difference between 'I'm feeling depressed because something bad happened' versus 'I'm feeling depressed because my nervous system has the dial turned down a little bit.'".
Periodic errors due to dial turns were corrected for by using data measured in an ERI building and all available data from previous observations.
After a shower, you enter the pod, close it, turn a dial inside the pod to turn off all light, and lie still.
The dial turns steadily still.
All the cook has to do is open the door, read from a list of foods pasted inside and turn a dial to the number that corresponds with that food.
If your metronome is DC powered, you should have to turn a dial to get to your number.
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