preset

[ verb, adjective pree-set; noun pree-set ]

/ verb, adjective priˈsɛt; noun ˈpriˌsɛt /

verb (used with object), pre·set, pre·set·ting.

to set beforehand.

to set (an electric or electronic appliance) to become activated at a designated time: We preset the coffeemaker to go on at 6 a.m.

to adjust (a connector, switch, or the like) so that when activated it will perform a designated function: The tuning buttons on the radio are preset to my favorite FM stations.

adjective

set in advance: a preset radio adjusted to receive certain stations.

(of the guidance system of a missile or the course of flight it determines) set before launching to reach a specific destination without any alteration in response to signals from the ground.

noun

a knob or button that activates a preset appliance: Just push the preset and coffee will be ready when you get up.

a similar device on a radio that can be activated to tune in a preselected station.

Origin of preset

First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + set

OTHER WORDS FROM preset

pre·set·ta·ble, adjective

Words nearby preset

present value, preservation, preservationist, preservative, preserve, preset, preset board, preshave, preshrink, preshrunk, preside

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Example sentences from the Web for preset

To easily switch between sounds, the organ is outfitted with dozens of preset buttons like the kind found in old radios.
How to Save Silent Movies: Inside New Jersey’s Cinema Paradiso|Rich Goldstein|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His eye swept his panel, to see if anything had been preset.
Next Door, Next World|Robert Donald Locke
The gyros on each projectile had been preset for a circular flight of fifteen minutes' duration.
Sabotage in Space|Carey Rockwell
Were an apology necessary for the preset work, such statements as these would be amply sufficient.
The History of Prostitution|William W. Sanger

I preset two forward radiators for forty kilometers at low condensation, with a three kilometer radius at surface.
Indirection|Everett B. Cole

British Dictionary definitions for preset

preset

/ (prɪˈsɛt) /

verb -sets, -setting or -set (tr)

to set (a timing device) so that something begins to operate at the time specified

noun

electronics a control, such as a variable resistor, that is not as accessible as the main controls and is used to set initial conditions

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

单词	preset
释义	preset [ verb, adjective pree-set; noun pree-set ] / verb, adjective priˈsɛt; noun ˈpriˌsɛt / verb (used with object), pre·set, pre·set·ting. to set beforehand. to set (an electric or electronic appliance) to become activated at a designated time: We preset the coffeemaker to go on at 6 a.m. to adjust (a connector, switch, or the like) so that when activated it will perform a designated function: The tuning buttons on the radio are preset to my favorite FM stations. adjective set in advance: a preset radio adjusted to receive certain stations. (of the guidance system of a missile or the course of flight it determines) set before launching to reach a specific destination without any alteration in response to signals from the ground. noun a knob or button that activates a preset appliance: Just push the preset and coffee will be ready when you get up. a similar device on a radio that can be activated to tune in a preselected station. Origin of preset First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + set OTHER WORDS FROM preset pre·set·ta·ble, adjective Words nearby preset present value, preservation, preservationist, preservative, preserve, preset, preset board, preshave, preshrink, preshrunk, preside Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for preset To easily switch between sounds, the organ is outfitted with dozens of preset buttons like the kind found in old radios. How to Save Silent Movies: Inside New Jersey’s Cinema Paradiso\|Rich Goldstein\|October 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST His eye swept his panel, to see if anything had been preset. Next Door, Next World\|Robert Donald Locke The gyros on each projectile had been preset for a circular flight of fifteen minutes' duration. Sabotage in Space\|Carey Rockwell Were an apology necessary for the preset work, such statements as these would be amply sufficient. The History of Prostitution\|William W. Sanger I preset two forward radiators for forty kilometers at low condensation, with a three kilometer radius at surface. Indirection\|Everett B. Cole British Dictionary definitions for preset preset / (prɪˈsɛt) / verb -sets, -setting or -set (tr) to set (a timing device) so that something begins to operate at the time specified noun electronics a control, such as a variable resistor, that is not as accessible as the main controls and is used to set initial conditions 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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