interrupter
Americannoun
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a person or thing that interrupts.
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Electricity. a device for interrupting or periodically opening and closing a circuit, as in a doorbell.
noun
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a person or thing that interrupts
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an electromechanical device for opening and closing an electric circuit
Etymology
Origin of interrupter
Example Sentences
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Performing midday on the Outdoor Theater, singer Aimee Interrupter kept her leather jacket on the whole set.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2019
A natural performer, Allen transforms into her musical persona Aimee Interrupter the moment she steps to the microphone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2019
Q. Conversation Interrupter: My mom lives with me, so we talk to each other often.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2014
Current Interrupter Uses of High-tension Coils.—This high-tension coil is made use of, and is the essential apparatus in wireless telegraphy, as we shall see in the chapter treating upon that subject. p.
From Electricity for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough
The Current Interrupter consists of a tin or copper strip, R, 6 in. long and ½ or ¾ in. wide.
From How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity by St. John, Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew)
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