Synonyms for push button


Grammar : Noun
Spell : poo sh-buht-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʊʃˌbʌt n


Définition of push button

Origin :
  • "characterized by the use of push-buttons," 1945, originally of military systems, earlier "operated by push-buttons" (1903), from push-button (n.), 1865, from push (v.) + button (n.). Earlier was press-button (1892), from the noun (1879).
  • noun button pushed to control electrical circuit
Example sentences :
  • Each flare was controlled by a push button in the pilot's cockpit.
  • Extract from : « America's Munitions 1917-1918 » by Benedict Crowell
  • The push button by which he could call assistance from the office was in the alcove.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's New Comedian » by Burt L. Standish
  • That is, the pressure on the push button permits current to flow to the bell.
  • Extract from : « General Science » by Bertha M. Clark
  • He sprang to the push button and almost instantly the cage dropped back to the third level again.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman
  • The other wire goes through a key, which, like a push button or a switch, serves to open or close the circuit.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses » by John F. Woodhull
  • It was necessary to have a card permanently posted over the push button saying, "If the bell does not ring, knock."
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses » by John F. Woodhull
  • The wire became red hot when the push button in the handle was pressed.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses » by John F. Woodhull
  • The circuit is closed by a metal spring on the side of the tube, which acts as a push button.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses » by John F. Woodhull
  • P is a push button situated upon the wall by the side of the door which leads from the dining-room to the kitchen.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses » by John F. Woodhull
  • Soon after the cottage had been equipped with electric bells I went to the mill one day and found a push button at the door.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses » by John F. Woodhull

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