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tie breaker

tie breaker noun: an electronic circuit that transfers a load to a different power source. Also the alternative spelling of tiebreaker.

Noun

tie breaker (plural tie breakers)

  1. an electronic circuit that transfers a load to a different power source
    • The tie breaker transferred the current easily and represented only a slight interrupting duty.1961, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, The Society, page 18
    • The accompanying illustration shows a standard automatic transfer scheme in which the two main breakers are normally closed and the tie breaker open. Failure of either source brings tripping of the associated main breaker and closing of the tie breaker.1966, Electrical World, volume 165, McGraw-Hill, page 58

Also used as

tie breaker is also the alternative spelling of tiebreaker.

Forms of tie breaker

pluraltie breakers

Questions about tie breaker

What does tie breaker mean?
Tie breaker means an electronic circuit that transfers a load to a different power source.
What part of speech is tie breaker?
Tie breaker is a noun.
What is the plural of tie breaker?
The plural of tie breaker is tie breakers.

Words near tie breaker in the dictionary

  1. tie beam
  2. tie beams
  3. tie belt
  4. tie belts
  5. tie break
  6. tie breaker
  7. tie breakers
  8. tie breaks
  9. tie bush
  10. tie bushes
  11. tie clasp

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