单词 | preset |
释义 | presetn. A control that is adjusted beforehand (either during manufacture or by the user) to a particular setting, esp. on electronic musical instruments and audio and video equipment. ΚΠ 1941 J. Gassner Producing the Play a. iv. 196 In this case the ‘Presets’ had two master circuits and so required two master board circuits for each preset unit. 1953 R. L. Eby Electronic Organs x. 211 Presets, push button or stop tablets used to turn on a group of stops or couplers. These are wired in advance by the factory or installation engineer, hence the name ‘preset’. 1978 Gramophone July 277/1 The ta150 is a stylish am/fm tuner/amplifier..including fine fm and two am pre-sets. 1986 Keyboard Player Apr. 16/1 The Trumpet has a delayed vibrato built-in to its preset as has the Jazz Flute. 2003 Philadelpha Inquirer 30 May w17/3 Imagine all your radio presets were programmed to stations specializing in everything from hip-hop and electric lounge music to techno and jazz. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). presetadj. Set or determined in advance; (of apparatus, etc.) adjusted before use or operation. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [adjective] > fated or predestined born1357 destinablec1374 destinalc1374 fatalc1374 predestinatec1384 foreordainedc1420 ordinate?a1425 destiny?1473 preordinatea1475 prefinitec1475 pointed1523 predestined1545 determined1546 ordinated1562 predestinated1571 preordained?1580 fore-appointeda1586 predeterminate1601 predetermined1601 destinated1604 destinate1605 destined1609 predesigned1668 predefinite1678 cut and dry1710 fated1715 weirded1820 laid-down1839 foreordinated1858 predesignated1883 predestinatory1893 preset1926 predefined1929 predestine1962 bashert1963 1926 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 128 44 (caption) A large preset switchboard installed in a theatre for manipulating the lighting effects. 1946 Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 93 ii. 426/2 Pressure switches..which close circuit on the pressure falling to a pre-set point, may be installed. 1961 G. Millerson Technique Television Production iii. 23 (caption) Height is pre-set and not readily adjusted. 1978 R. V. Jones Most Secret War xlv. 447 Graphite rudders..turn the rocket on to a preset trajectory both in bearing and in elevation. 2005 Lansing State Jrnl. (Mich.) (Nexis) 12 Sept. (Business Weekly) 1 A professional partnership between a coach and an individual or team, working together toward preset goals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). presetv. transitive. To set in advance or beforehand; esp. to set or adjust (a device, etc.) before operation or use. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > predestine or predetermine [verb (transitive)] shapea1000 dightc1000 besee1297 weirda1300 destinec1300 ordainc1390 ettlea1400 destinyc1400 eure1428 fortunec1430 foreordainc1440 order1532 preordain1533 predefine1542 prefine1545 destinate1548 fore-pointa1557 fore-appoint1561 pre-ordinate1565 foreset1573 forepurpose1581 sort1592 predestinate1593 predetermine1601 pre-appoint1603 forecall1613 fatea1616 predesign1630 predeterminate1637 pre-order1640 predestine1642 ordinate1850 foreordinate1858 preset1926 1926 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 128 45/1 In large theatres..switchboards of enormous magnitude..permit of pre-setting complete lighting scenes. 1944 O. W. Richards in O. Glasser Med. Physics 752 The angle between the straight edge and the surface of the block..is the clearance angle and the knife may be preset to the best angle. 1962 Which? May 148/1 The grinder was pre-set to give a certain particle size. 1996 Independent 21 Feb. ii. 4/1 Human children are preset by nature to pick out natural language sounds. 2001 Revolution 1 Aug. (Measurem. Rep. Suppl.) 8/5 It's not difficult to pre-set your WAP home page. Derivatives ˌpreˈsettable adj. capable of being preset. ΚΠ 1960 Educ. Theatre Jrnl. 12 p. xvii/1 (advt.) Provides infinite preset operation of the Mark II System. Includes the console unit proper, and ‘presettable’ cards. 1962 Science 12 Oct. 168 Each Datasharp digit in these units is individually presettable so that time or count limits can be set before counting is started. 2001 N.Y. Times 4 Jan. g4/1 Why can't I walk into a consumer electronics store and buy an AM/FM radio with presettable programming, similar to that of a VCR? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1941adj.1926v.1926 |
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