Definition of Microswitch

1. Noun. An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Microswitch

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microswitch

microstructures
microstylar
microsuede
microsuedes
microsurface
microsurfaces
microsurge
microsurgeries
microsurgery
microsurges
microsurgical
microsurgically
microsuture
microswimmer
microswimmers
microswitch (current term)
microswitches
microsynteny
microsyringe
microsyringes
microsystem
microsystems
microtape
microtapes
microtargeted
microtargeting
microtasimeter
microtasimeters
microtear
microtears

Literary usage of Microswitch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technical Digest edited by G. W. Day, D. L. Franzen, P. A. Williams (1999)
"... microswitch, 830 East Arapaho, Richardson, TX 75081 An insatiable demand for information bandwidth has led to an explosion of fiber optic networks ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Also to be mentioned: An adjustable cam-and-microswitch that permits either (1) stopping the titration at predetermined endpoint or (2) operating the Model ..."

3. The Ftc Cigarette Test Method for Determining Tar, Nicotine & Carbon edited by Donald R. Shopland (1997)
"When the cigarette has been smoked down to the prescribed length, it burns through a string that has been placed on that mark; this causes a microswitch to ..."

4. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"... pipe is forced up thereby activating the pneumatic time delay mechanism which closes or opens a microswitch after the preset retard time has elapsed. ..."

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