Home › Words › P › pushpadpushpadpushpad means A pad that can be pushed to activate a device.EtymologyFrom push + pad.nounA pad that can be pushed to activate a device.e.g.“A latch assembly for a fire door, the fire door having a pushpad for emergency exit, with the pushpad being connected to an extended rod to transfer motion of the pushpad to the latch assembly, […]” — 1995, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, Volume 1180, Issue 1:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bellpush 63% match — A button that rings a bell (such as a doorbell) when pressed. vs pushpad →pushwall 57% match — A wall that moves or triggers some other action when the player character pushes against it. vs pushpad →buttonpress 55% match — The act of pressing a button vs pushpad →pressable 55% match — Capable of being pressed. vs pushpad →pulsable 54% match — Able to be activated in pulses. vs pushpad →spacepad 54% match — A launch pad for spacecraft. vs pushpad →microswitch 53% match — An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator. vs pushpad →pushblock 53% match — A pushstick in the form of a solid block. vs pushpad →