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overcurrent protective devices

overcurrent protective devices is the plural of overcurrent protective device.

Meaning of overcurrent protective device

Noun

overcurrent protective device (plural overcurrent protective devices)

  1. A device, usually a fuse, polyfuse, or circuit breaker, intended to detect and stop an overcurrent condition.
    • A ring final circuit starts and finishes at the distribution board, where it is connected to a 30A or 32A overcurrent protective device.2008, Darrell Locke, Guide to the Wiring Regulations: 17th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2008), archived from the original on 18 Jul 2022, page 88

Questions about overcurrent protective devices

What is overcurrent protective devices the plural of?
Overcurrent protective devices is the plural of overcurrent protective device.

Words near overcurrent protective devices in the dictionary

  1. overcurled
  2. overcurling
  3. overcurls
  4. overcurrent
  5. overcurrent protective device
  6. overcurrent protective devices
  7. overcurrents
  8. overcurtain
  9. overcurtains
  10. overcurving
  11. overcut

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