Trigger

  • 31trigger — /trig euhr/, n. 1. a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon. 2. a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring. 3. anything, as… …

    Universalium

  • 32trigger — As a verb, trigger was originally applied to the pressing of the trigger of a gun but now is widely used to mean initiating or setting off something, such as a fight, a celebration, or an argument. Trigger is a respectable word as both verb and… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 33trigger — trig•ger [[t]ˈtrɪg ər[/t]] n. 1) a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon 2) a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring 3)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34trigger — /ˈtrɪgə / (say triguh) noun 1. (in firearms) a small projecting tongue which when pressed by the finger liberates the mechanism and discharges the weapon. 2. a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring. 3.… …

  • 35Trigger — trigeris statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. flip flop; trigger vok. Flip Flop, n; Trigger, m rus. триггер, m pranc. bascule, f; bascule électronique, f; flip flop, m; trigger, m …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 36trigger — trigeris statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. flip flop; trigger vok. Flip Flop, n; Trigger, m rus. триггер, m pranc. bascule, f; bascule électronique, f; flip flop, m; trigger, m …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 37trigger — dviejų būsenų multivibratorius statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. flip flop; trigger; trigger circuit vok. Flipflop, n rus. триггер мультивибратор с двумя устойчивыми состояниями, m pranc. basculeur bistable, m; flip flop bascule… …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 38Trigger — trigeris statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. trigger vok. Auslöser, m; Kipprelais, n; Trigger, m rus. триггер, m pranc. basculeur, m; trigger, m …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 39trigger — trigeris statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. trigger vok. Auslöser, m; Kipprelais, n; Trigger, m rus. триггер, m pranc. basculeur, m; trigger, m …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 40trigger — In medicine, a specific event that starts a process or that causes a particular outcome. For example, chemotherapy, painful treatments, or the smells, sounds, and sights that go with them may trigger anxiety and fear in a patient who has cancer.… …

    English dictionary of cancer terms