Definitions
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- noun An electrical
switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
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Examples
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Fortunately, the cause was a misadjusted microswitch, not my departure.
Archive 2009-03-01 Fred Kiesche 2009
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Fortunately, the cause was a misadjusted microswitch, not my departure.
The Lensman's Children Fred Kiesche 2009
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I have an alarm system that will summon the cops or the fire trucks only 2 miles away with a simple break in a microswitch.
Heaven’s Garden « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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Right here, just over your left-hand Fallopian tubes, is a microswitch that controls backward and forward motion.
Up The Line Silverberg, Robert 1969
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In addition, the tanker catch is triggered by a microswitch to grab the tanker as soon as contact is made, and has a flag to show that the switch is closed.
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In addition, the tanker catch is triggered by a microswitch to grab the tanker as soon as contact is made, and has a flag to show that the switch is closed.
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The iCade features integrated arcade stick and microswitch buttons and built-in 2.1 Dolby speakers and subwoofer.
iTech News Net Sze 2010
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In addition, the tanker catch is triggered by a microswitch to grab the tanker as soon as contact is made, and has a flag to show that the switch is closed.
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It raises the paddle arm past the equilibrium point where it hits a microswitch and then lowers for 5 seconds.
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It raises the paddle arm past the equilibrium point where it hits a microswitch and then lowers for 5 seconds.
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