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circuit-breaker

circuit-breaker is the alternative spelling of circuit breaker.

Meaning of circuit breaker

Noun

circuit breaker (plural circuit breakers)

  1. An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations.
    • From the evidence of witnesses and of the recorded passing times, including the time at which the circuit breakers were tripped when the wires were brought down, the train was travelling at a speed of not less than 70 m.p.h.1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 652
    1. A circuit breaker that automatically breaks overcurrent conditions; a type of overcurrent protective device.
  2. Synonym of trading curb.
    Synonyms:
    trading curb
  3. (Singapore) Quarantine measures intended to prevent spread of pandemics, especially COVID-19.
  4. A design pattern used to detect failures and prevent them from constantly recurring.

Forms of circuit-breaker

pluralcircuit-breakers

Questions about circuit-breaker

What is circuit-breaker the alternative spelling of?
Circuit-breaker is the alternative spelling of circuit breaker.

Words near circuit-breaker in the dictionary

  1. circuit sluggers
  2. circuit split
  3. circuit splits
  4. circuit topology
  5. circuit training
  6. circuit-breaker
  7. circuit-breakers
  8. circuit-rider
  9. circuit-riders
  10. circuital
  11. circuited

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