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noun
That which limits or confines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: clipper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
History
Etymology tree English limit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English limiter From limit + -er.
