dialreading
nounUK /ˈdaɪəlˌriːdɪŋ/
US /ˈdaɪəlˌriːdɪŋ/
The number you see when you look at a dial, like on a clock or a scale.
The dialreading on the oven showed that it was hot enough to bake cookies.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of looking at and noting the value shown on a dial.
Dialreading must be done carefully to record the correct pressure.
3. A recorded measurement taken from a dial instrument in a scientific or industrial setting.
The technician logged every dialreading during the experiment.
4. The value displayed by a rotary telephone dial when a number is selected.
Each dialreading on the old phone sent a pulse to the exchange.