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Selector Switch

Definition: Selector Switch

Selector Switch

Noun

1. A switch that is used to select among alternatives.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Specialty Definitions: Selector Switch

DomainDefinitions

Electrical Engineering

An electromechanical device that, in response to the appropriate control signals, provides a connection through a particular stage of the switching network of an automatic switching system. Source: European Union. (references)
 A device for changing the connections of one or more electric circuits. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Selector Switch

Synonym: selector (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Selector Switch

Specialty definitions using "selector switch": DRILL-PRESS OPERATOR, NUMERICAL CONTROLJIG-BORING MACHINE OPERATOR, NUMERICAL CONTROLPALLETIZER OPERATOR Iswitched current. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Selector Switch

DomainTitle

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Selector Switch

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  selector switch

22

  speaker selector switch

18

  a v selector switch

2

  audio selector switch

2

  video selector switch

2

  audio selector switch video

2

  monitor selector switch

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Selector Switch

Language Translations for "selector switch"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

vaelger (elector, selecting switch, selector), omskifter (change-over switch, commutator, reverser, selector, switch), omskiftekontakt (change-over switch, selector), omkobler (change-over switch, selector, switch). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

omschakelaar (change-over switch, selector), kiezer (elector, hunter, selecting switch, selector), kiesschakelaar (change-over switch, selector), keuzeschakelaar (change-over switch, selector). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

valintakytkin (change-over switch, selector), vaihtokytkin (change-over switch, selector). (various references)

   

French

  

sélecteur (selecting switch, selector), interrupteur distributeur (selector), interrupteur de sélection (selector), commutateur (selector, sense switch). (various references)

   

German

  

Wahlschalter (change-over switch, selector), Waehler (elector, selecting switch, selector), Wählschalter (change-over switch, selector), Umschalter (change over switch, change-over switch, selector, shift key, switch), Mehrstellungsschalter (change-over switch, selector), Betriebsartenschalter (change-over switch, selector), Auswaehler (selecting switch, selector), Ausleser (selecting switch, selector). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

επιλογέας (dispatcher, selecting switch, selector), διακόπτης επιλογής (change-over switch, selector), διακόπτης αναστροφής (change-over switch, selector). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

választókapcsoló, kiválasztó kapcsoló. (various references)

   

Italian

  

selettore (change-over switch, pulse selector, selecting switch, selector), invertitore (change-over switch, commutator, inverter, invertor, relay, reverser, reverser idler, reversing gear, selector, speed reverser gear), interruttore distributore (change-over switch, selector), commutatore selettore (change-over switch, selector), commutatore (change-over switch, collector, collector ring, commutator, dimmer, dipswitch, selector, switch). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

electorsay itchsway

   

Portuguese

  

selector (pulse selector, selecting switch, selector), interruptor selector (change-over switch, selector), comutador selector (change-over switch, selector), comutador (alterable switch, alternation switch, change-over switch, commutator, light-switch, program switch, rotary converter, rotary convertor, rotary transformer, selector, sense switch, switch). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

selector (dial, pulse selector, selecting switch, selector), interruptor selector (change-over switch, selector), conmutador selector (change-over switch, selector), conmutador (change-over switch, commutator, commute, selector, switch, toggle switch). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

omkopplare (changeover switch, change-over switch, jumper, maintained contact switch, selector). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Selector Switch

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-h-i-l-o-r-s-s-t-t-w"

-3 letters: cholesteric, hectoliters.

-4 letters: cerecloths, cotterless, hectoliter, hostelries, restitches, sclerotics, scolecites, sweltriest.

-5 letters: cerecloth, chertiest, chestiest, chiselers, chlorites, clerihews, cloisters, clothiers, coheiress, coistrels, corselets, costliest, creolises, crotchets, electrics, erstwhile, esthetics, helotries, heterosis, heterotic, hostelers, hoteliers, isotheres, lotteries, ostriches, otherwise, reclothes, ricochets, sclerites, sclerotic, scolecite, screwiest, selectors, shortlist, stitchers, stretches, switchers, tectrices, telestics, testicles, theoretic.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Selector Switch


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 65 6C 65 63 74 6F 72      53 77 69 74 63 68

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100101 01101100 01100101 01100011 01110100 01101111 01110010 00100000 01010011 01110111 01101001 01110100 01100011 01101000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#101 &#108 &#101 &#99 &#116 &#111 &#114 &#32 &#83 &#119 &#105 &#116 &#99 &#104

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0065 006C 0065 0063 0074 006F 0072      0053 0077 0069 0074 0063 0068

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

53717871698681842538975866974

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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