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CIRCUIT BREAKER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does circuit breaker mean?

• CIRCUIT BREAKER (noun)
The noun CIRCUIT BREAKER has 1 sense:

1. a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded

Familiarity information: CIRCUIT BREAKER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CIRCUIT BREAKER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

circuit breaker; breaker

Hypernyms ("circuit breaker" is a kind of...):

electrical fuse; fuse; safety fuse (an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded)

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