circuit breaker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations.
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.
1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 652: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.
2019 October, Roger Ford, “Power failure highlights specification confusion”, in Modern Railways, page 27:
- An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations. ▸ A circuit breaker that automatically breaks overcurrent conditions; a type of overcurrent protective device.
- Synonym of trading curb.
- (Singapore) Quarantine measures intended to prevent spread of pandemics, especially COVID-19.
- A design pattern used to detect failures and prevent them from constantly recurring.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| circuit breakers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
MCB · volatility circuit breaker · VCB
Relateds
community quarantine · fusebox · disconnector · movement control order · K-Quarantine
Synonyms
Translations (53)
id pemutus rangkai (high-current electrical switch) · id pemutus daya (high-current electrical switch) · cmn 阻斷措施 /阻断措施 (quarantine (Singapore)) · it ruttore (high-current electrical switch) · es disjuntor (high-current electrical switch) · fr disjoncteur (high-current electrical switch) · es cortacorriente (high-current electrical switch) · ca disjuntor (high-current electrical switch) · es disyuntor (specific type of overcurrent protective device) · hu megszakító (high-current electrical switch) · ro separator (high-current electrical switch) · ru автомати́ческий выключа́тель (high-current electrical switch) · ms pemutus rantaian jangkitan (quarantine (Singapore)) · id pemutus sirkit (high-current electrical switch) · ga scoradán ciorcaid (high-current electrical switch) · cmn 阻断措施 (quarantine (Singapore)) · el διακόπτης κυκλώματος (high-current electrical switch) · ko 차단기 (high-current electrical switch) · es cortacircuitos (high-current electrical switch) · mi katiara (high-current electrical switch) · ja 遮断器 (high-current electrical switch) · ca tallacircuit (high-current electrical switch) · th สะพานไฟ (high-current electrical switch) · vi cầu dao (high-current electrical switch) · ko 두꺼비집 (high-current electrical switch) · no effektbryter (high-current electrical switch) · fi katkaisin (high-current electrical switch) · de Leistungsschutzschalter (high-current electrical switch) · de Sicherung (high-current electrical switch) · it interruttore magnetotermico (specific type of overcurrent protective device) · pt disjuntor (high-current electrical switch) · fi katkaisija (high-current electrical switch) · id pemutus arus (high-current electrical switch) · es cortacorriente (specific type of overcurrent protective device) · ga réabaire ciorcaid (high-current electrical switch) · tr devre kesici (high-current electrical switch) · id pemutus tenaga (high-current electrical switch) · es disyuntor (high-current electrical switch) · sv dvärgbrytare (high-current electrical switch) · nl zekering (high-current electrical switch) · de Sicherungsautomat (high-current electrical switch) · ga iamh is oscailt (high-current electrical switch) · ta மின்தடைச் சாதனம் (quarantine (Singapore)) · sv effektbrytare (high-current electrical switch) · vi aptomat (high-current electrical switch) · pl bezpiecznik (high-current electrical switch) · cmn 斷路器 /断路器 (high-current electrical switch) · tr şalter (high-current electrical switch) · ro disjunctor (high-current electrical switch) · es cortacircuitos (specific type of overcurrent protective device) · ro întrerupător (high-current electrical switch) · id pemutus sirkuit (high-current electrical switch) · ms pemutus litar (high-current electrical switch)