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preset

[ verb adjective pree-set; noun pree-set ]

verb (used with object)

, pre·set, pre·set·ting.
  1. to set beforehand.
  2. to set (an electric or electronic appliance) to become activated at a designated time:

    We preset the coffeemaker to go on at 6 a.m.

  3. to adjust (a connector, switch, or the like) so that when activated it will perform a designated function:

    The tuning buttons on the radio are preset to my favorite FM stations.



adjective

  1. set in advance:

    a preset radio adjusted to receive certain stations.

  2. (of the guidance system of a missile or the course of flight it determines) set before launching to reach a specific destination without any alteration in response to signals from the ground.

noun

  1. a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:

    Just push the preset and coffee will be ready when you get up.

  2. a similar device on a radio that can be activated to tune in a preselected station.

preset

/ prɪˈsɛt /

verb

  1. to set (a timing device) so that something begins to operate at the time specified
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. electronics a control, such as a variable resistor, that is not as accessible as the main controls and is used to set initial conditions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • pre·setta·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of preset1

First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + set
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Example Sentences

Buyers had even less power to bargain — finding their own representative’s payment preset by the other side of the transaction.

Speed is an explosive event, with climbers going up a preset route.

Consequently, fusion researchers have had to preset the shape and amplitude of the magnetic perturbations ahead of each fusion run, losing the ability to make real-time adjustments.

The ascender of the Chang’e-6 probe lifted off Tuesday morning Beijing time and entered a preset orbit around the moon, the China National Space Administration said.

I planned ahead, using the zoom of the lens and the movement of the housing to preset the camera angle where I wanted.

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