graduated dial

Slowly he moved the little handle over the graduated dial.

The carrier frequency can be set by interpolation using the graduated dial.

They are usually set with dials that include a simple turns counter and a graduated dial.

A graduated dial and, often, a vernier scale enable the operator to position the table, and thus the work affixed to it with great accuracy.

When the edges of the beam and blade are parallel, a small mark on the swivel plate coincides with the zero line on the graduated dial.

The bevel protractor consists of a beam, a graduated dial and a blade which is connected to a swivel plate (with Vernier scale) by thumb nut and clamp.

The potentiometers regulate the degree of vernier action-any ratio is possible, from direct drive up to more than a hundred million complete revolutions of that graduated dial to give you one second of arc."

Probe indicators typically consist of a graduated dial and needle (thus the clock terminology) to record the minor increments, with a smaller embedded clock face and needle to record the number of needle rotations on the main dial.

The principle of any power reserve device is that when the mainspring is wound via the ratchet, either automatically or manually, a special train of gears connected to the ratchet moves an indicator across a graduated dial showing the extent of the wind.