right button

collocation in English

meaningsofrightandbutton

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right
adjective
uk
/raɪt/us
/raɪt/
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button
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbʌt.ən/us
/ˈbʌt̬.ən/
a small, usually circular object used to fasten something, for example a shirt ...
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(Definition ofrightandbuttonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofright button

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If the right picture was named, therightbuttonhad to be pressed and vice versa.
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In addition, no more than four consecutive left orrightbuttonpresses were ever required.
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Arightbuttonpress indicated that the views were of the same object, and a left button press that they were of different objects.
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They were asked to press the left button if they did not know the word and therightbuttonif they knew the word.
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When a time word was shown, they pressed the left orrightbuttonto indicate if the word referred to a time near or far from the present moment.
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Again, if the picture on the right side of the screen depicted the agent of the sentence, therightbuttonhad to be pressed and vice versa.
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This lexical decision task required that participants respond to a visually presented target word by pressing either the left button for real words or therightbuttonfor nonwords.
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They were asked to respond to the targets by pressing the left button for stimuli that were real words and therightbuttonfor stimuli that were not real words.
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People must have confidence that if they do a certain thing, they will be pressing therightbuttonto get action.
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Nobody knows until therightbuttonis pressed what is going to come out.
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A mouse emulator enables operation of common software applications using multi-touch gestures for mouse functions (left button, middle button,rightbuttonand scroll wheel).
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Similarly, clicking on therightbuttonwill present the user with a text menu to select more actions.
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Alternatively, the standard cabinet provided a left andrightbuttonto perform evasive maneuvers.
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The left button resets the accumulator, therightbuttonresets the operation counter.
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These games challenge the player to press therightbuttonat the right time.
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When he pushes the left orrightbutton, a small door in his belly opens revealing a compartment which he uses to store items.
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A response switch would require different response mapping, such as circlerightbuttonand square left button and vice versa.
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As in singleplayer mode, the player can hold down therightbuttonand bring up the fullscreen view.
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For each image, they were asked to press the left button if the object in the image was upright and therightbuttonif the object was inverted.
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To sweep, click and hold therightbuttonat one corner of the desired rectangle, move the mouse to the diagonally opposite corner, and release the button.
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