How to say "dial" in Japanese

• ダイヤルJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verbThe loanword for 'dial' in general: the dial of a telephone or radio, and also of a clock or gauge. It is the broad term for the dial as a device part.
  ダイヤル式しきの電話でんわって、ほとんど見みなくなったな。↗

  You don't see many dial phones around anymore.
• 文字盤もじばんCommon
  nounThe dial of a meter or watch; the face of a clock. It names the surface that bears the numerals or scale and shows the time or a reading.

「ダイヤル」 is the general loanword for a dial, as on a telephone, radio, clock, or gauge; 文字盤 is the specific word for the dial or face of a clock, watch, or meter — the surface with the markings.

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• ダイヤルdial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
• 文字盤もじばんdial (of a meter, watch, etc.)
• 回すまわすto dial (a telephone number)