push button

or pushbutton

SEE SYNONYMS FOR push button ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a device designed to close or open an electric circuit when a button or knob is depressed, and to return to a normal position when it is released.

the button or knob depressed.

Origin of push button

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Words nearby push button

push around, pushback, pushball, push-bike, push broom, push button, pushcard, pushcart, pushchair, push comes to shove, if, push cycle

Definition for push button (2 of 2)

push-button

[ poosh-buht-n ]

/ ˈpʊʃˌbʌt n /

adjective

operated by or as if by push buttons: push-button tuning.

using complex, automated weapons, as long-range missiles, that require only simple initial steps to put them into action: push-button warfare.

Origin of push-button

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

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Example sentences from the Web for push button

Hypersonic drones, like the drones before them, are the latest innovation in push-button warfare.
Death at Five Times the Speed of Sound|Kyle Mizokami|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A push-button and an electric bell make it possible for him to call the observers whenever desired.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man|Francis Gano Benedict
These switches should preferably be of the push-button type rather than of the snap-switch type.
Fowler's Household Helps|A. L. Fowler
Automatic burners are used when it is desired to light gas at a distance from the push-button.
Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity|Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John

On the front door of the jail was a push-button that connected by a wire with a gong within the building.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery|Burt L. Standish
Cavendale pressed the push-button of the electric doorbell in a peculiar manner.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for push button

push button

noun

an electrical switch operated by pressing a button, which closes or opens a circuit

push-button (modifier)

operated by a push buttona push-button radio
initiated as simply as by pressing a buttonpush-button warfare

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	push button
释义	push button or pushbutton SEE SYNONYMS FOR push button ON THESAURUS.COM noun a device designed to close or open an electric circuit when a button or knob is depressed, and to return to a normal position when it is released. the button or knob depressed. Origin of push button An Americanism dating back to 1875–80 Words nearby push button push around, pushback, pushball, push-bike, push broom, push button, pushcard, pushcart, pushchair, push comes to shove, if, push cycle Definition for push button (2 of 2) push-button [ poosh-buht-n ] / ˈpʊʃˌbʌt n / adjective operated by or as if by push buttons: push-button tuning. using complex, automated weapons, as long-range missiles, that require only simple initial steps to put them into action: push-button warfare. Origin of push-button An Americanism dating back to 1875–80 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for push button Hypersonic drones, like the drones before them, are the latest innovation in push-button warfare. Death at Five Times the Speed of Sound\|Kyle Mizokami\|June 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A push-button and an electric bell make it possible for him to call the observers whenever desired. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man\|Francis Gano Benedict These switches should preferably be of the push-button type rather than of the snap-switch type. Fowler's Household Helps\|A. L. Fowler Automatic burners are used when it is desired to light gas at a distance from the push-button. Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity\|Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John On the front door of the jail was a push-button that connected by a wire with a gong within the building. Frank Merriwell's Bravery\|Burt L. Standish Cavendale pressed the push-button of the electric doorbell in a peculiar manner. Frank Merriwell's Pursuit\|Burt L. Standish British Dictionary definitions for push button push button noun an electrical switch operated by pressing a button, which closes or opens a circuit push-button (modifier) operated by a push buttona push-button radio initiated as simply as by pressing a buttonpush-button warfare 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 Words related to push button control, switch, pushbutton
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push button

or pushbutton

noun

Origin of push button

Words nearby push button

Definition for push button (2 of 2)

adjective

Origin of push-button

Example sentences from the Web for push button

British Dictionary definitions for push button

noun

Words related to push button