push-button warfare, the push-button era.
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press|but|ton — «PREHS BUHT uhn», noun. Especially British. push button: »The pressbutton marks a code on the underside of the tray (New Scientist) … Useful english dictionary
push-button — push′ but ton adj. 1) elm operated by or as if by push buttons: push button tuning[/ex] 2) utilizing devices that can be easily activated from a distant location: push button warfare[/ex] • Etymology: 1875–80, amer … From formal English to slang
push button — push′ but ton n. elm a button or knob that opens or closes an electric circuit when depressed or released • Etymology: 1875–80, amer … From formal English to slang
Ton-That Tiet — (Vietnamese: Tôn Thất Tiết) (b. 1933) is a Vietnamese music composer.BiographyBorn in Huê in central Vietnam in 1933, Tôn Thất Tiết came to Paris in 1958 to study composition at the Paris Conservatoire. He attended Jean Rivier and André Jolivet… … Wikipedia
pushbutton — push·but·ton (po͝oshʹbŭt n) n. also push button A small button that activates an electric circuit when pushed. adj. also push but·ton (po͝oshʹbŭt n) Equipped with or operated by a pushbutton. * * * … Universalium
button — but|ton1 [ bʌtn ] noun count ** 1. ) a small round object that is used for fastening clothes by pushing it through a hole: He had undone the top button of his shirt. a blouse with small pearl buttons 2. ) a small object that you press to make a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buttonhole — but|ton|hole1 [ bʌtn,houl ] noun count 1. ) a small hole in a piece of clothing through which you push a button to fasten it 2. ) BRITISH a BOUTONNIERE buttonhole but|ton|hole 2 [ bʌtn,houl ] verb transitive INFORMAL to stop someone and make them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
George S. Patton — Patton redirects here. For other uses, see Patton (disambiguation). For other people named George Patton, see George Patton (disambiguation). George Smith Patton, Jr … Wikipedia
button — but‧ton [ˈbʌtn] noun [countable] 1. something that you press to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment do something : • She got in the elevator and pressed the button for the top floor. • What happens if I push this button? 2. COMPUTING… … Financial and business terms
Button — But ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See {Butt} an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass. [1913 Webster] 2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
