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View synonyms for interrupter
interrupter
or in·ter·rup·tor
[ in-tuh-ruhp-ter ]
noun
- a person or thing that interrupts.
- Electricity. a device for interrupting or periodically opening and closing a circuit, as in a doorbell.
interrupter
/ ˌɪntəˈrʌptə /
noun
- a person or thing that interrupts
- an electromechanical device for opening and closing an electric circuit
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Origin of interrupter1
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Example Sentences
A very thin vacuum shutter forms a better interrupter of sound waves than a brick wall two or three feet in thickness.
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The interrupter must be Harry Wilbur; nobody else approached door-knockers in so athletic a spirit.
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The dual feature consists of the addition to the magneto of a battery interrupter.
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This relative timing can be easily adjusted by removing the interrupter and shifting the cam in the direction desired.
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This is accomplished by means of an "interrupter" that either vibrates rapidly or "snaps" once at the formation of each spark.
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