push-button
[ poo sh-buht-n ]
/ ˈpʊʃˌbʌt n /
adjective
operated by or as if by push buttons: push-button tuning.
using complex, automated weapons, as long-range missiles, that require only simple initial steps to put them into action: push-button warfare.
Origin of push-button
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Words nearby push-button
push the envelope,
push the panic button,
push through,
push up daisies,
push-bike,
push-button,
push-down,
push-in,
push-pull,
push-start,
push-up
Definition for push-button (2 of 2)
push button
or push·but·ton
noun
a device designed to close or open an electric circuit when a button or knob is depressed, and to return to a normal position when it is released.
the button or knob depressed.
Origin of push button
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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British Dictionary definitions for push-button
push button
noun
an electrical switch operated by pressing a button, which closes or opens a circuit
push-button (modifier)
- operated by a push buttona push-button radio
- initiated as simply as by pressing a buttonpush-button warfare