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recloser

recloser noun: a circuit breaker equipped with a mechanism that can automatically close the breaker after it has been opened due to a fault.

Noun

recloser (plural reclosers)

  1. A circuit breaker equipped with a mechanism that can automatically close the breaker after it has been opened due to a fault.
    Synonyms:
    autorecloser, automatic circuit recloser, ACR

Synonyms of recloser

Forms of recloser

pluralreclosers

Origin of recloser

From reclose + -er.

Questions about recloser

What does recloser mean?
Recloser means a circuit breaker equipped with a mechanism that can automatically close the breaker after it has been opened due to a fault.
What part of speech is recloser?
Recloser is a noun.
What is the plural of recloser?
The plural of recloser is reclosers.

Words near recloser in the dictionary

  1. recloning
  2. reclosable
  3. reclose
  4. recloseable
  5. reclosed
  6. recloser
  7. reclosers
  8. recloses
  9. reclosing
  10. reclosure
  11. reclosures

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