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If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.
Frank Lloyd Wright

Meaning of "push-button" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUSH-BUTTON

push-button  [ˈpʊʃˌbʌtən] play
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WHAT DOES PUSH-BUTTON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

push-button

Push-button

A push-button or simply button is a simple switch mechanism for controlling some aspect of a machine or a process. Buttons are typically made out of hard material, usually plastic or metal. The surface is usually flat or shaped to accommodate the human finger or hand, so as to be easily depressed or pushed. Buttons are most often biased switches, though even many un-biased buttons require a spring to return to their un-pushed state. Different people use different terms for the "pushing" of the button, such as press, depress, mash, and punch.

Definition of push-button in the English dictionary

The definition of push-button in the dictionary is operated by a push button. Other definition of push-button is initiated as simply as by pressing a button, or expected to be so.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUSH-BUTTON


bellybutton
ˈbɛlɪˌbʌtən
button
ˈbʌtən
Dutton
ˈdʌtən
glutton
ˈɡlʌtən
hot-button
ˈhɒtˌbʌtən
Hutton
ˈhʌtən
leg-o´-mutton
ˌlɛɡəˈmʌtən
misbutton
ˌmɪsˈbʌtən
mutton
ˈmʌtən
rebutton
riːˈbʌtən
Sutton
ˈsʌtən
unbutton
ʌnˈbʌtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUSH-BUTTON

push in
push money
push off
push on
push polling
push the boat out
push the envelope
push through
push up daisies
push-bike
push-pull
push-pull circuit
push-start
push-up
pushback
pushball
pushcart
pushchair
pushdown
pushed

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUSH-BUTTON

collar button
cotton
destruct button
fly button
freeze-frame button
hit the panic button
hot button
leg-of-mutton
on the button
panic button
pause button
pearl button
press button
push button
record button
redial button
reset button
snooze button
stop button
tummy button
Welshman´s button

Synonyms and antonyms of push-button in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «push-button» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUSH-BUTTON

Find out the translation of push-button to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of push-button from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «push-button» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

按钮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pulsador
570 millions of speakers

English

push-button
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुश बटन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضغط على زر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кнопка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

botão de pressão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোতাম চাপা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poussoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tekan butang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drücker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プッシュボタン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

푸시 버튼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Push-button
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nút bấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகுதி-பொத்தானை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बटन दाब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

butona basınız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pulsante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Przycisk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кнопка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Buton
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπουτόν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stoot - knoppie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tryckknapp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trykknapp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of push-button

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUSH-BUTTON»

The term «push-button» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.785 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUSH-BUTTON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about push-button

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2 QUOTES WITH «PUSH-BUTTON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word push-button.
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Chris Isaak
I hate modern car radios. In my car, I don't even have a push-button radio. It's just got a dial and two knobs. Just AM. One knob makes it louder, and one knob changes the station. When you're driving, that's all I want.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUSH-BUTTON»

Discover the use of push-button in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to push-button and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kodak's Ergonomic Design for People at Work
tion to the other steps of the task cycle. The force to activate the push button was measured at 29 N (6.45 lbf) with a force gauge. However, this was when using high air pressure for the machine. With decreased air pressure the activation force ...
‎2004
2
Industrial Electricity
However, the stop push button is wired as a normally closed push button, wired to input terminal I1, and the program shows a normally open contact, I1. Is this correct? Your other question might be, what is the origin of the holding contacts, Q1 ...
Michael Brumbach, 2010
3
Popular Science
Chrysler Adopts __ Push-Button Drive The selector lever is replaced, more power added, all up and down the line. By DEVON FRANCIS FRIEND of mine got into a new Dodge the other day, and sat there bewildered. He fumbled. He searched ...
4
Control of Machines
Contact positions when forward push button is pressed (c) Fig. 9.18 Operation of special push-buttons for battery trolley 8 touch each other. Thus when the push button is fully pressed, connection is made between contacts 3-5, 6-7 and 7-8 ...
S. K. Bhattacharya, Brijinder Singh, 2006
5
The Nitrous Oxide High-Performance Manual: How to Specify, ...
There are alternative devices to a micro switch, such as a TPS (throttle position sensor) triggered Throttle position trigger switch from WON. unit and a steering wheel-mounted push button switch (I only advise the latter for exceptional ...
Trevor Langfield, 2006
6
Organizational and Direct Support Maintenance Repair Parts ...
(1) (2) (3) (4) ITEM SMR PART NO CODE FSCM NUMBER DESCRIPTION 48 PAOZZ 28480 0370 -2263 PUSH BUTTON 49 PAOZZ 28480 0370 -2287 PUSH BUTTON 50 PAOZZ 28480 0370 -2264 PUSH BUTTON 51 PAOZZ 28480 0370 ...
‎1985
7
Advanced Techniques for Counseling and Psychotherapy
THE PUSH-BUTTON TECHNIQUE Imagine a large box with two big red buttons on top of it. Imagine walking up to the box and realizing that if you push the button on the left, your life will take a certain direction; however, if you push 128 ...
Dr. Christian Conte PhD, 2009
8
Building Automation: Communication systems with EIB/KNX, LON ...
In the switch/dimming sensor default setting, the Switch Dim LED application has eight communication objects for four push buttons that are used to carry out the following functions [ABB06]: • Pressing and releasing the push button's upper ...
Hermann Merz, James Backer, Viktoriya Moser, 2009
9
Intermediate Robot Building
Input pin 18 reads the push button on the daughterboard. When the push button is pressed, it connects input pin 18 to ground, causing the microcontroller to read a zero value. When the push button is released, a 100 kΩ pull-up resistor ...
David Cook, 2010
10
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
In the case of the auditor, because he got the data at source—contacted the engram itself, which robbed it of some power—the push-button will not last very long, certainly less than two or three hundred pushes. The whole pain-drive effort at ...
L. Ron Hubbard, 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUSH-BUTTON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term push-button is used in the context of the following news items.
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RadioWhoWhatWhy: Push-Button Warfare
As cyber-warfare becomes more and more common, the jobs of US military members are changing accordingly. Photo credit: Wikimedia Foundation. «WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject, Jun 15»
2
​The Internet has come to this: Push-button pizza ordering
Net-connected "smart buttons" from carrier Telefónica let businesses tempt customers with one-touch instant gratification. Early uses are ordering pizza, hailing ... «CNET, Jun 15»
3
Push-Button Device Gives Those Who Can't Speak Power to …
Dustin's Words is an invention inspired by Matt Reamer's love for his autistic brother Dustin, who can't speak and is physically handicapped. Matt built a device ... «PSFK, May 15»
4
Shyp Thinks It's Solved the Problem of Push-Button Shipping
At a time when on-demand everything has made moving stuff around one of tech's most interesting challenges, Kevin Gibbon thinks he's cracked a core ... «Wired, Apr 15»
5
Amazon Dash Aims to Be a Push-Button Substitute for the Supply Run
Amazon has built a booming business of making it easy to buy things online. It has a patented one-click ordering mechanism. It offers subscription-style services. «New York Times, Mar 15»
6
San Antonio carjacking suspects couldn't figure out push-button
San Antonio carjacking suspects couldn't figure out push-button ignition. By Mark D. Wilson : February 24, 2015 : Updated: March 30, 2015 10:57am. «mySanAntonio.com, Feb 15»
7
Live!y - Smartwatch With Personal Emergency Response Simply A …
The 24/7 emergency response is just a push-button away and the design of the system is very easy to use should you fall or if there is another emergency. «Android Headlines - Android News, Jan 15»
8
Lincoln MKC recalled to move push-button start from near touchscreen
Two complaints about the location of the MKC's push-button starter are posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website. Several weeks ... «Automotive News, Dec 14»
9
Push-button start makes car keys obsolete
Automakers are turning away from traditional turn-key ignition switches and installing push-button starters. The new systems are considered safer and more ... «The Detroit News, Dec 14»
10
1950s Homes of the Future Were Going to Push-Button All The Things
After World War II, Americans were promised that pretty soon everything would be operated by push-button. Push-button cars, push-button schools — and a ... «Gizmodo, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Push-Button [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/push-button-1>. May 2024 ».
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