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pushpad

pushpad noun: a pad that can be pushed to activate a device.

Noun

pushpad (plural pushpads)

  1. A pad that can be pushed to activate a device.
    • A latch assembly for a fire door, the fire door having a pushpad for emergency exit, with the pushpad being connected to an extended rod to transfer motion of the pushpad to the latch assembly, […]1995, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, Volume 1180, Issue 1

Forms of pushpad

pluralpushpads

Origin of pushpad

From push + pad.

Questions about pushpad

What does pushpad mean?
Pushpad means a pad that can be pushed to activate a device.
What part of speech is pushpad?
Pushpad is a noun.
What is the plural of pushpad?
The plural of pushpad is pushpads.

Words near pushpad in the dictionary

  1. pushouts
  2. pushover
  3. pushoverness
  4. pushovers
  5. Pushpa
  6. pushpad
  7. Pushpadanta
  8. pushpads
  9. Pushpanjali
  10. Pushpesh
  11. pushpin

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