limiter

American  

[lim-i-ter] / ˈlɪm ɪ tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that limits.

2. Electronics. a device or circuit for limiting the amplitude of a radio, telephone, or recording signal to some predetermined level.

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limiter British  

/ ˈlɪmɪtə /

noun

1. Also called: clipper. an electronic circuit that produces an output signal whose positive or negative amplitude, or both, is limited to some predetermined value above which the peaks become flattened

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Etymology

Origin of limiter

1350–1400; limit + -er ¹; replacing Middle English limitour ( see -or ²)

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

limiter

“We’ve got to get a limiter or something,” he added, laughing, before imagining the visitors who will surely request that the volume be turned down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Lower valuations don’t mean memory stocks can’t continue to move higher in terms of price, “it’s just that you will have a limiter on the multiples going forward,” he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

“We’ve been working on our core technologies for 15 years. We predicted that there would come a point in the 2020s or 2030s where copper connectivity would become a limiter on computing productivity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Concerns about the Warner deal “will remain a primary sentiment driver and likely share appreciation limiter over the next three months,” he wrote in a research note on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

Emotionally, it sees it as a container and limiter of possibilities, a guarantee that the upshot shall be good.

From Pragmatism by William James

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