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microswitch

microswitch noun: an electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.

microswitch: an electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator
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Noun

microswitch (plural microswitches)

  1. An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
    • The left microswitch in my mouse has failed.

microswitch meaning in Tamil

microswitch in Tamil

மைக்கிரோ ஆளி

Forms of microswitch

pluralmicroswitches

Origin of microswitch

From micro- + switch.

Words formed from microswitch

Questions about microswitch

What does microswitch mean?
Microswitch means an electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
What is microswitch in Tamil?
Microswitch in Tamil is மைக்கிரோ ஆளி. See Microswitch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is microswitch?
Microswitch is a noun.
What is the plural of microswitch?
The plural of microswitch is microswitches.

Words near microswitch in the dictionary

  1. microsuturing
  2. microswimmer
  3. microswimmers
  4. microswimming
  5. microswine
  6. microswitch
  7. microswitched
  8. microswitches
  9. microsword
  10. microswords
  11. microsyenite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: microswitch (page history and authors); microswitch (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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