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push-button

push-button

2.2
A small switch that you press with a finger
  • noun
  • /ˈpʊʃˌbʌtən/
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And then I saw these, which were a settable push button.

Examples

  • There we go, little push button there, little catch.

  • Inside the push button there are two pieces of metal that are separated by spring.

  • After absorbing the world around it, the denim was retrieved at summer's end and was used to make a limited number of push-button shirts that will be released at select

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  • The remote control has a push-button that turns the device on and off.

  • To start the machine, simply press the push-button located on the front panel.

  • The push-button on the elevator allows you to select your desired floor.

Synonyms

button
vspush-button
730 1.0

A small part you press to make a machine or app do something

is focused on physical switches pressed by a finger rather than icons
push button
vspush-button
1 1.9

A small switch you press with a finger to control a machine like a coffee maker or elevator

is a small switch activated by a finger without electrical emphasis
microswitch
vspush-button
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A very small device that turns power on or off when touched lightly

is a general finger-pressed switch not defined by extra sensitivity
bell push
vspush-button
  • UK
4.6

A button on a door or wall you press to ring a bell at an entrance

is the same small switch but used broadly not only for ringing a bell

How Sensitive

microswitch
  • Specialized
1 4.8
push-button
2.2
toggle switch
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Surface Forms

push-button singular
push-buttons plural

Morphology

push-button = push + button (transparent) = push + button

The noun refers to the physical switch that is pressed, a direct combination of the component meanings.

Etymology

Push-button is just push plus button, and a button is a small knob you 'press' to make something work. So a push-button (the noun) is a small switch you press with a finger.