NOUN | artifact | joystick, stick, control stick | a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane |
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artifact | joystick | a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions |
Sounds | jhoy'stih.k | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane. | |
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Synonyms | stick, control stick | |
Broader | lever | A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
Spanish | palanca de control, palanca de mando | |
Catalan | joystick |
Meaning | A manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers. | |
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Broader | control, controller | A mechanism that controls the operation of a machine |
data input device, input device | A device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device | |
Spanish | joystick, palanca de mando | |
Catalan | joystick |
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