circuit breaker
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.55 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations.
noun
An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations.
noun
Synonym of trading curb.
noun
Quarantine measures intended to prevent spread of pandemics, especially COVID-19.
noun
A design pattern used to detect failures and prevent them from constantly recurring.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Typically traction packages monitor the supply frequency and if it strays outside pre-set limits open the circuit breaker between the pantograph and the transformer to shut off the power."