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push-pull
[ poosh-pool ]
/ ˈpʊʃˈpʊl /
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noun
Radio. a two-tube symmetrical arrangement in which the grid excitation voltages are opposite in phase.
adjective
of or relating to electronic devices having components with balanced signals opposite in phase.
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Origin of push-pull
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby push-pull
push paper, pushpin, push plate, push poll, push polling, push-pull, pushrod, push shot, push someone's buttons, push-start, push the envelope
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How to use push-pull in a sentence
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British Dictionary definitions for push-pull
push-pull
noun (modifier)
using two similar electronic devices, such as matched valves, made to operate 180° out of phase with each other. The outputs are combined to produce a signal that replicates the input waveforma push-pull amplifier
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