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On the button   /ɑn ðə bˈətən/   Listen
On the button

adverb
1.
Just as it should be.  Synonyms: exactly, on the dot, on the nose, precisely.






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"On the button" Quotes from Famous Books



... is brought into proximity with the spiral, and the lamp, acting on a button behind it, closes the current. Pressure on the lamp being removed, the latter moves back slightly, through the pressure of a small spring which thrusts on the button. Owing to this latter simple arrangement, the spiral never comes in contact with the flame, and may thus last for a long time. Mr. Loiseau, the proprietor of this apparatus, employs a very fine ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 • Various



Words linked to "On the button" :   precise, exactly, on the nose, on the dot



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