circuit breaker

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noun

Electricity.Also called breaker. a device for interrupting an electric circuit to prevent excessive current, as that caused by a short circuit, from damaging the apparatus in the circuit or from causing a fire.

any property-tax relief measure that reduces or limits property taxes for certain eligible taxpayers, as those with low income or the elderly.

Origin of circuit breaker

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby circuit breaker

circs, circuit, circuit analyzer, circuit binding, circuit board, circuit breaker, circuit court, circuit court of appeals, circuit edges, circuit, electrical, circuiter

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Example sentences from the Web for circuit breaker

A circuit-breaker with its contacts under oil offers a much smaller opportunity than a fuse for the maintenance of an arc.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams
The accompanying cut shows the combination of battery B, the circuit-breaker, and the rod mounted upon the box.
The Telephone|A. E. Dolbear
There were two circuit-breaker chambers, one at Station 286 and the other at Station 310.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|F. Lavis
A circuit-breaker may be set so as to open its connections in one or more seconds after a certain current begins to flow.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams

The circuit-breaker worked and the alternating current did the rest.
Pirates of the Gorm|Nat Schachner

British Dictionary definitions for circuit breaker

circuit breaker

noun

a device that under abnormal conditions, such as a short circuit, interrupts the flow of current in an electrical circuitSometimes shortened to: breaker Compare fuse 2 (def. 6)

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Scientific definitions for circuit breaker

circuit breaker

A switch that automatically interrupts the flow of electric current if the current exceeds a preset limit, measured in amperes. Circuit breakers are used most often as a safety precaution where excessive current through a circuit could be hazardous. Unlike fuses, they can usually be reset and reused.

单词	circuit breaker
释义	circuit breaker SEE SYNONYMS FOR circuit breaker ON THESAURUS.COM noun Electricity.Also called breaker. a device for interrupting an electric circuit to prevent excessive current, as that caused by a short circuit, from damaging the apparatus in the circuit or from causing a fire. any property-tax relief measure that reduces or limits property taxes for certain eligible taxpayers, as those with low income or the elderly. Origin of circuit breaker An Americanism dating back to 1870–75 Words nearby circuit breaker circs, circuit, circuit analyzer, circuit binding, circuit board, circuit breaker, circuit court, circuit court of appeals, circuit edges, circuit, electrical, circuiter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for circuit breaker A circuit-breaker with its contacts under oil offers a much smaller opportunity than a fuse for the maintenance of an arc. Electric Transmission of Water Power\|Alton D. Adams The accompanying cut shows the combination of battery B, the circuit-breaker, and the rod mounted upon the box. The Telephone\|A. E. Dolbear There were two circuit-breaker chambers, one at Station 286 and the other at Station 310. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910\|F. Lavis A circuit-breaker may be set so as to open its connections in one or more seconds after a certain current begins to flow. Electric Transmission of Water Power\|Alton D. Adams The circuit-breaker worked and the alternating current did the rest. Pirates of the Gorm\|Nat Schachner British Dictionary definitions for circuit breaker circuit breaker noun a device that under abnormal conditions, such as a short circuit, interrupts the flow of current in an electrical circuitSometimes shortened to: breaker Compare fuse 2 (def. 6) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to circuit breaker breaker, fuse Scientific definitions for circuit breaker circuit breaker A switch that automatically interrupts the flow of electric current if the current exceeds a preset limit, measured in amperes. Circuit breakers are used most often as a safety precaution where excessive current through a circuit could be hazardous. Unlike fuses, they can usually be reset and reused. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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circuit breaker

noun

Origin of circuit breaker

Words nearby circuit breaker

Example sentences from the Web for circuit breaker

British Dictionary definitions for circuit breaker

noun

Words related to circuit breaker

Scientific definitions for circuit breaker