Phrase guide

surge protector

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes by limiting the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground any unwanted voltages above a safe threshold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: surge suppressor

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: surge suppressor, spike suppressor, spike arrester, lightning arrester

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: suppressor, suppresser

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 突波保護器 /突波保护器 (tūbō bǎohùqì) — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • Finnish: ylijännitesuoja — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • French: parafoudre — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • French: parasurtenseur — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • German: Überspannungsschutz — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • German: Überspannungsableiter — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • Hungarian: túlfeszültségvédő — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • Malay: pelindung pusuan — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • Malay: pelindung pusu — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • Malay: pengawal arus — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • Portuguese: estabilizador — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • Russian: устро́йство защи́ты от перенапряже́ний (ustrójstvo zaščíty ot perenaprjažénij) — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • Russian: устро́йство защи́ты от и́мпульсных перенапряже́ний (ustrójstvo zaščíty ot ímpulʹsnyx perenaprjažénij) — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • Russian: сетево́й фильтр (setevój filʹtr) — appliance designed to protect electrical devices
  • Swedish: överspänningsskydd — appliance designed to protect electrical devices