Limiter

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  • noun. One that limits.
  • noun. A circuit that prevents the amplitude of a waveform from exceeding a specified value.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who or that which limits or confines.
  • noun. A friar licensed to beg, collect convent-dues, preach, or perform other duties within certain limits, or in a certain district.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who, or that which, limits.
  • noun. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district.
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  • noun. That which limits.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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)
    • Word Usage
    "Good thing there is not a word limiter on this blog."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    circuit  electric circuit  electrical circuit  
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    2-inch  compensator  derichment  designed/built  low-noise  
    variant
    limitour  
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