push-pull

[poosh-pool]

noun

1. Radio.,  a two-tube symmetrical arrangement in which the grid excitation voltages are opposite in phase.

adjective

1. of or relating to electronic devices having components with balanced signals opposite in phase.

push-pull

noun

1. 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 waveform

   a push-pull amplifier

Word History and Origins

Origin of push-pull¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The dissonance between the two keeps “Die My Love” unpredictable, but the film lives so long in that liminal state that its push-pull ultimately becomes one-note.

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Maron’s oft-stated uncertainty about his acting ability and the push-pull he has admitted to feeling might have dovetailed nicely with his other qualms.

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Call it genius, then, that “Oh, Hi!” plays into this trope while simultaneously lampooning it for a push-pull dynamic that makes for one of the funniest movies of the year.

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Call it genius, then, that “Oh, Hi!” plays into this stereotype while simultaneously lampooning it for a push-pull dynamic that makes for one of the funniest movies of the year.

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I think there’s a push-pull where I really was wanting to do the EMT episode and the dog track one.

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