push-button

push·but·ton

 (po͝osh′bŭt′n)
n. also push button
A small button that activates an electric circuit when pushed.
adj. also push-but·ton (po͝osh′bŭt′n)
Equipped with or operated by a pushbutton.
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push′ but`ton


n.
a button or knob that opens or closes an electric circuit when depressed or released.
[1875–80, Amer.]

push′-but`ton



adj.
1. operated by or as if by push buttons: push-button tuning.
2. utilizing devices that can be easily activated from a distant location: push-button warfare.
[1875–80, Amer.]
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Translations

push-button

[ˈpʊʃˌbʌtn]
A. Npulsador m, botón m (de control )
B. CPDde mando de botón
with push-button controlcon mando de botón
push-button warfare Nguerra f a control remoto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

push-button

[ˈpʊʃˌbʌtn] adja tastiera
push-button warfare → guerra dei bottoni
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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