| 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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