make-and-break

[ meyk-uhn-breyk ]

/ ˈmeɪk ənˈbreɪk /

adjective

noting or pertaining to a device, operated by an electric current, for automatically opening or closing a circuit once it has been closed or opened by a mechanical springlike device, as in a doorbell.

Origin of make-and-break

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby make-and-break

make a mountain out of a molehill, make a name for oneself, make an appearance, make an appointment, make an ass of, make-and-break, make an end of, make an example of, make an exception, make an exhibition of oneself, make a night of it

Example sentences from the Web for make-and-break

The same method of inspection is adopted with the make-and-break apparatus of an electric magneto.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. Mathot
The up-and-down movement serves as a make-and-break for the circuit.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
Make-and-break points, on the other hand, were unaffected by excess oil in the cylinder.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design|Leonard S. Hobbs.
Ignition was make-and-break and the inlet valves were mechanically actuated.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design|Leonard S. Hobbs.

If they be connected in series, one or the other should have its make-and-break contact closed.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

单词	make-and-break
释义	make-and-break [ meyk-uhn-breyk ] / ˈmeɪk ənˈbreɪk / adjective noting or pertaining to a device, operated by an electric current, for automatically opening or closing a circuit once it has been closed or opened by a mechanical springlike device, as in a doorbell. Origin of make-and-break First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby make-and-break make a mountain out of a molehill, make a name for oneself, make an appearance, make an appointment, make an ass of, make-and-break, make an end of, make an example of, make an exception, make an exhibition of oneself, make a night of it Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for make-and-break The same method of inspection is adopted with the make-and-break apparatus of an electric magneto. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants\|R. E. Mathot The up-and-down movement serves as a make-and-break for the circuit. Practical Cinematography and Its Applications\|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot Make-and-break points, on the other hand, were unaffected by excess oil in the cylinder. The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design\|Leonard S. Hobbs. Ignition was make-and-break and the inlet valves were mechanically actuated. The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design\|Leonard S. Hobbs. If they be connected in series, one or the other should have its make-and-break contact closed. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2\|Various
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