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Limiter

One who, or that which, limits.

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Circuit 76% connected

The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun.

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Clipper 92% connected

One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coin.

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AC noun · 86% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Alternating current noun · 86% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Alternating electric current noun · 86% connection

an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

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Current noun · 86% connection

a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"

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DC noun · 86% connection

an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

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Direct current noun · 86% connection

an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

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Direct electric current noun · 86% connection

an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

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Electric current noun · 86% connection

a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"

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feedback loop noun · 86% connection

a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system

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Gate noun · 86% connection

a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

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Inductance noun · 86% connection

an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

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Induction noun · 86% connection

an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

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Juice noun · 86% connection

electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice"

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Link noun · 86% connection

an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

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Loop noun · 86% connection

a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

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Module noun · 86% connection

computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware)

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Port noun · 86% connection

(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially…

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Ageless adjective · 78% connection

Without old age limits of duration; as, fountains of ageless youth.

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Agnosticism noun · 78% connection

The doctrine that the existence of a personal Deity, an unseen world, etc., can be neither proved nor disproved, because of the necess…

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Analysis noun · 78% connection

a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

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Angles n. pl. · 78% connection

An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). The Angles probably c…

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Antidiuretic noun · 78% connection

a drug that limits the formation of urine

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Bailiwick noun · 78% connection

The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.

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Banlieue noun · 78% connection

The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits, of a town or city.

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Barrier noun · 78% connection

A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.

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Border verb · 78% connection

To be, or to have, contiguous to; to touch, or be touched, as by a border; to be, or to have, near the limits or boundary; as, the reg…

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Bound noun · 78% connection

The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which somet…

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Bounder noun · 78% connection

One who, or that which, limits; a boundary.

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