单词 | large-buttoned |
释义 | > as lemmaslarge-buttoned 4. Of an electrical or electronic device: operated by buttons (button n. 4a) that are pressed to activate specific functions. Usually with modifying word, as large-buttoned, multi-buttoned, push-buttoned, etc. ΚΠ 1905 Carpentry & Building Oct. 257/2 The telephone and the electric light have invaded rural districts until the farmer's life is becoming as strenuous as that of the inhabitant of the desk-telephoned push-buttoned modern office. 1938 N.Y. Times 22 May xi. 10/1 Powerful short-wave transmitters..will be connected by wire lines directly to the exhibition grounds, and other powerful worldwide ‘voices’ will be linked through the multi-buttoned switchboards at Radio City. 1959 Sat. Evening Post 5 Sept. 49/1 (advt.) This new many-buttoned telephone from Western Electric offers a wide variety of business conveniences—all in a single, compact unit. 1972 J. Blish Star Trek 7 72 As they examined the buttoned panel, Spock said, ‘From its position this button should activate the deflection mechanism.’ 1989 PC Mag. 14 Nov. 284/3 The most striking feature of the printer is the large-buttoned control panel located on the front right-hand side. 1996 A. Rice Servant of Bones xxiii. 351 He picked up a small multi-buttoned remote control device... ‘It controls the monitors.’ 2012 Business Today (Nexis) 8 July The inventor of the first wireless TV remote, the Flashmatic, in 1955, died pretty much an anonymous death... But the small, buttoned device Polley created engendered an army of sofa surfers. < as lemmas |
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