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joystick

/ˈdʒɔɪstɪk/noun

उच्चारण जॉइस्टिक

जॉयस्टिक, नियंत्रण-छड़

Basic word

noun
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    a stick with a handle that you move to control the direction of an aircraft or the movement of something in a computer game

    जॉयस्टिक, नियंत्रण-छड़

    • The pilot pulled back on the joystick.
    • My brother plays racing games with a joystick.
    • Move the joystick to the left to steer the plane.
    + 2 more examples
    • The game needs a joystick to play properly.
    • The joystick stopped working in the middle of the game.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

a joystick (countable noun)

A joystick is a control stick that moves in any direction to steer a machine or a game character; the plural is joysticks.

'Joystick' हर दिशा में घूमने वाली नियंत्रण-छड़ है जिससे मशीन या खेल का पात्र चलाया जाता है; इसका plural 'joysticks' है।

  • He moved the joystick to the left.
  • The game console has two joysticks.

use / move / push a joystick

Verbs that go with it describe how the stick is handled: move, push, pull, tilt or hold.

इसके साथ आने वाली क्रियाएँ बताती हैं कि छड़ कैसे चलाई जाती है: move, push, pull, tilt, hold।

  • Pilots use the joystick to control the plane.
  • Pull the joystick back to jump.

control sth with a joystick

Use with to name the tool for control.

नियंत्रण के साधन के लिए 'with' आता है।

  • The robot arm is controlled with a joystick.

joystick vs controller

A joystick is one type of controller; a gamepad or controller also has buttons.

Joystick एक प्रकार का controller है; gamepad या controller में बटन भी होते हैं।

  • He prefers a joystick to a gamepad for flight games.

joystick (computing history)

The word first meant the control stick of an aircraft and later passed to computer games.

यह शब्द पहले विमान की नियंत्रण-छड़ के लिए था और बाद में कंप्यूटर गेम में आया।

  • Early computer games were played with a simple joystick.
+Collocations 4

verb + joystick

pushpulltiltholdrelease

  • Push the joystick forward to move the crane.

adjective + joystick

wirelessanaloguesensitiveflightarcade

  • A flight joystick makes the simulator feel real.

joystick + noun

controlbuttonmovementhandlecable

  • The joystick control was smooth and precise.

sth + joystick

a dronea cranea wheelchaira game character

  • The wheelchair is steered by a small joystick.
“More examples 6
  • The pilot gripped the joystick as the plane began to land.

विमान उतरने लगा तो पायलट ने जॉयस्टिक कसकर पकड़ ली।

  • Aman broke the joystick by pressing it too hard.

बहुत ज़ोर से दबाने से अमन ने जॉयस्टिक तोड़ दी।

  • The drone is flown with two joysticks on the remote.

ड्रोन रिमोट पर लगी दो जॉयस्टिकों से उड़ाया जाता है।

  • Radhika used the joystick to steer the toy car.

राधिका ने खिलौना कार चलाने के लिए जॉयस्टिक का प्रयोग किया।

  • Old arcade machines had a big red joystick.

पुरानी आर्केड मशीनों में एक बड़ी लाल जॉयस्टिक होती थी।

  • The engineer tested the crane by moving the joystick slowly.

इंजीनियर ने जॉयस्टिक को धीरे-धीरे चलाकर क्रेन की जाँच की।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He moved the joystick to forward.

✓ He moved the joystick forward.

Forward is an adverb here and needs no preposition.

यहाँ 'forward' adverb है और उसके साथ preposition नहीं आता।

✗ I control the car by joystick of the remote.

✓ I control the car with the joystick on the remote.

Use with for the tool and on for a part attached to the remote.

साधन के लिए 'with' और रिमोट पर लगे भाग के लिए 'on' आता है।