push-pull
/pʊʃˈpʊl
/adjective
1Operated by pushing and pulling: the controls are operated through push-pull rods...
- The flight controls feature all push-pull rod primary controls and boosted ailerons.
- A push drill is similar to a push-pull screwdriver in the respect that you operate the tool by the same movement.
- Frankly, I think it's going to be a push-pull effect.
1.1 Electronics Having or involving two matched valves or transistors that operate 180 degrees out of phase, conducting alternately for increased output: a push-pull transistor amplifier...
- The crosshead can be removed to conduct push-pull open-frame tests.
- Fixed frequency, push-pull power stages tend to suffer lower noise while remaining easier to monitor during testing.
- Designed for medical applications, a rugged push-pull connector offered by ODU-USA Inc. can withstand more than 1000 mating cycles.
Rhymes
- the Kop
- the Kremlin
- the Kurils
- the ladies
- the Lakes
- the Lamb of God (also the Lamb)
- the land of Nod
- the land of the free
- the last minute
- the last (or final) straw
- the last straw
- the last word
- the laugh is on me (or you, him, etc.)
- the Law
- (the law of) diminishing returns
- the Law of Moses
- the law of the jungle
- the Left
- the length and breadth of
- the lesser evil (or the lesser of two evils)
- the Lido
- the lie (lay) of the land
- the life and soul of the party (the life of the party)
- the light of day
- the light of one's life