NOUN | artifact | push button, push, button | an electrical switch operated by pressing |
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Meaning | An electrical switch operated by pressing. | |
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Example | "the elevator was operated by push buttons" | |
Synonyms | push, button | |
Part of | push-button radio | A radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons |
Narrower | bell push | A button that is pushed to ring a bell |
doorbell, bell, buzzer | A push button at an outer door / door / door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed | |
horn button | A button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile | |
mouse button | A push button on the mouse | |
panic button | A button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency | |
reset button | A push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism | |
Broader | switch, electric switch, electrical switch | Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
Spanish | botón, botón pulsador, pulsar | |
Catalan | botó |
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