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

I read Anthropometry of Algerian Women and Optimum Handle Height for a Push-Pull Type Manually Operated Dryland Weeder.

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