joystick

or joy stick

[ joi-stik ]

/ ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk /

noun

Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.

Computers. a lever resembling this, used to control movement of a cursor or other graphic element for video games and computer graphics.Compare mouse (def. 4), stylus (def. 3).

any leverlike switch for controlling, manipulating, guiding, or the like.

Origin of joystick

First recorded in 1905–10; joy + stick¹

Words nearby joystick

Joyner-Kersee, joyous, joypad, joypop, joyride, joystick, Jozi, JP, J particle, JPEG, Jpn.

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Example sentences from the Web for joystick

All it takes is a look beyond the joystick, and local software shop, to get a glimpse at its shining promise.
The New Revolution in Videogames|Scott Steinberg|September 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
His hand had been jerking the joystick to plus one all this time and now he became consciously aware of this.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
Probably he was shot dead and fell over on to the joystick, which put the machine to its last dive.
Cavalry of the Clouds|Alan Bott
The pilot pushes the joystick slowly forward and prepares to land.
Cavalry of the Clouds|Alan Bott

Some one else has produced the latest thing in connections between the pilot's joystick and the Vickers gun.
Cavalry of the Clouds|Alan Bott
For the daring and brilliant youth who held the joystick was a master-pilot, who understood every whim and fancy of his machine.
Dastral of the Flying Corps|Rowland Walker

British Dictionary definitions for joystick

joystick

/ (ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk) /

noun

informal the control stick of an aircraft or of any of various machines

computing a lever by means of which the display on a screen may be controlled used esp for games, flight simulators, etc

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单词	joystick
释义	joystick or joy stick [ joi-stik ] / ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk / noun Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle. Computers. a lever resembling this, used to control movement of a cursor or other graphic element for video games and computer graphics.Compare mouse (def. 4), stylus (def. 3). any leverlike switch for controlling, manipulating, guiding, or the like. Origin of joystick First recorded in 1905–10; joy + stick¹ Words nearby joystick Joyner-Kersee, joyous, joypad, joypop, joyride, joystick, Jozi, JP, J particle, JPEG, Jpn. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for joystick All it takes is a look beyond the joystick, and local software shop, to get a glimpse at its shining promise. The New Revolution in Videogames\|Scott Steinberg\|September 15, 2010\|DAILY BEAST His hand had been jerking the joystick to plus one all this time and now he became consciously aware of this. Makers\|Cory Doctorow Probably he was shot dead and fell over on to the joystick, which put the machine to its last dive. Cavalry of the Clouds\|Alan Bott The pilot pushes the joystick slowly forward and prepares to land. Cavalry of the Clouds\|Alan Bott Some one else has produced the latest thing in connections between the pilot's joystick and the Vickers gun. Cavalry of the Clouds\|Alan Bott For the daring and brilliant youth who held the joystick was a master-pilot, who understood every whim and fancy of his machine. Dastral of the Flying Corps\|Rowland Walker British Dictionary definitions for joystick joystick / (ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk) / noun informal the control stick of an aircraft or of any of various machines computing a lever by means of which the display on a screen may be controlled used esp for games, flight simulators, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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