Standard Lemma guide

microswitch

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The left microswitch in my mouse has failed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From micro- + switch.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 微動開關 /微动开关 (wēidòngkāiguān) — electrical switch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 微動 /微动 (wēidòng) — electrical switch
  • Czech: mikrospínač — electrical switch