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limiter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
lim-iter
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which limits or confines.

noun

A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.

noun

A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English limit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English limiter From limit + -er.

Inflected Forms

limiters (plural)

Phrases

brick-wall limiter rate limiter speed limiter

Synonyms

clipper

Rhymes With

scimitar calorimeter delimiter trimeter dimeter cimeter scimiter scimetar

Questions

What does limiter mean?
That which limits or confines.
Where does limiter come from?
Etymology tree English limit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English limiter From limit + -er.

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