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SPIKE SUPPRESSOR

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Dictionary entry overview: What does spike suppressor mean?

• SPIKE SUPPRESSOR (noun)
The noun SPIKE SUPPRESSOR has 1 sense:

1. electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current

Familiarity information: SPIKE SUPPRESSOR used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SPIKE SUPPRESSOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lightning arrester; spike arrester; spike suppressor; surge protector; surge suppressor

Hypernyms ("spike suppressor" is a kind of...):

suppresser; suppressor (an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents)

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