push-button radio
1
3.5
- noun
:
radio de botones
- I bought a new push-button radio yesterday.
Examples
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The vintage car still has its original push-button radio, which works perfectly.
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In the 1960s, the push-button radio became a popular feature in many households.
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He preferred using a push-button radio for the convenience of quickly changing stations.
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Have you seen my push-button radio?
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She enjoys listening to her favorite songs on her push-button radio while cooking dinner.
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The push-button radio in my car allows me to switch between stations easily.
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Unlike older models, the push-button radio lets you save your preferred channels with just a touch.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A small machine that plays music and news sent through the air
5
5.3
A device that receives radio broadcasts for people to listen to
Antonyms
How Complex
- Specialized
1
3.5
∞
1.0
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
push-button + radio
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'push-button' is readily analyzable as 'push' (to press) + 'button' (a control), and combined with 'radio' it clearly denotes a radio operated by pressing buttons rather than a dial. This modifier-noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically accessible, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would predict the intended meaning.
Etymology
Push-button radio comes from the simple picture of pressing a small button with a quick push to change stations instead of 'turning a dial'. The buttons were set to favourite stations, so the term means a radio you tune by pressing those saved buttons.