push-pull

[poosh-pool]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Radio.��a two-tube symmetrical arrangement in which the grid excitation voltages are opposite in phase.

adjective

of or relating to electronic devices having components with balanced signals opposite in phase.

push-pull

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of push-pull¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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But as Song so blisteringly demonstrated in “Past Lives,” reducing the complicated push-pull of romantic emotions to a simple storytelling device is a disservice to the heart.

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That push-pull for me was really difficult, of being at home and not being at home and having the luxury of being able to work.

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If the central duo of “Hacks” find themselves in a constant push-pull of cruelty and intimacy, it’s because each character sees comedy as not just an art form but an addiction.

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There are some tensions around this, which have seeped into a push-pull between the leadership and HTS, according to Mr Jazmati.

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“It was about negotiating the push-pull between speed and stasis,” says Lund.

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