spark-killer

[spahrk-kil-er]

spark-kil·ler

[spahrk-kil-er]
noun Electricity.
a device for diminishing sparking, consisting of a capacitor and a resistor connected in series across two points where sparking may occur in a circuit.

Origin:
spark1 + killer
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