Definitions for preset
preset
pre·set
Spelling: [verb, adjective pree-set; noun pree-set]
IPA: /verb, adjective priˈsɛt; noun ˈpriˌsɛt/
Preset is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 124 anagrams from letters in preset (eeprst).
Definitions for preset
noun
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a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
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a similar device on a radio that can be activated to tune in a preselected station.
adjective
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set in advance:
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(of the guidance system of a missile or the course of flight it determines) set before launching to reach a specific destination without any alteration in response to signals from the ground.
verb (used with object)
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to set beforehand.
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to set (an electric or electronic appliance) to become activated at a designated time:
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to adjust (a connector, switch, or the like) so that when activated it will perform a designated function:
Origin of preset
First recorded in 1930-35; pre- + set
Examples for preset
Were an apology necessary for the preset work, such statements as these would be amply sufficient.
I preset two forward radiators for forty kilometers at low condensation, with a three kilometer radius at surface.
His eye swept his panel, to see if anything had been preset.
To easily switch between sounds, the organ is outfitted with dozens of preset buttons like the kind found in old radios.
The gyros on each projectile had been preset for a circular flight of fifteen minutes' duration.