GROUND-FAULT INTERRUPTER

Meaning of GROUND-FAULT INTERRUPTER in English

a circuit breaker that senses currents caused by ground faults and quickly shuts off power before damage can occur to generating equipment.

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INTERRUPTER — also interruptor noun Date: circa 1512 one that interrupts
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ground, grund, from Old English grund; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAULT — I. ˈfȯlt, archaic ˈfȯt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English faute, faulte, from Old French faute, from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTERRUPTER — noun also in·ter·rup·tor ˌintəˈrəptə(r) ( -s ) : one that interrupts: as a. : a device for periodically and automatically …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTERRUPTER — (n.) A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to make and …
Английский словарь Webster
INTERRUPTER — (n.) One who, or that which, interrupts.
Английский словарь Webster
INTERRUPTER — ( n. ) One who, or that which, interrupts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INTERRUPTER — ( n. ) A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INTERRUPTER — /in'teuh rup"teuhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that interrupts. 2. Elect. a device for interrupting or periodically opening …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GROUND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAULT — /fawlt/ , n. 1. a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTERRUPTER — n. person or thing which interrupts; mechanism for making or breaking an electric circuit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GROUND — I. ˈgrau̇nd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grund; akin to Old High German grunt ground …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAULT — I. ˈfȯlt, in poetry also ˈfȯt noun Etymology: Middle English faute, falte, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * fallita, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INTERRUPTER — also in·ter·rup·tor ˌin-tə-ˈrəp-tər Date: circa 1512 : one that interrupts ; especially : a device for interrupting an electric current …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INTERRUPTER — noun one who, or that which, interrupts. 2. interrupter ·noun a device for opening and closing an electrical circuit; a …
Webster English vocab
GROUND
Webster English vocab
FAULT — noun defect; want; lack; default. 2. fault ·noun a lost scent; act of losing the scent. 3. fault ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
INTERRUPTER — (also interruptor ) ■ noun 1》 a person or thing that interrupts. 2》 a device that automatically breaks an electric …
Concise Oxford English vocab
INTERRUPTER — [in.ter.rupt.er] also in.ter.rup.tor n (ca. 1512): one that interrupts; esp: a device for interrupting an electric current usu. automatically
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GROUND — [ground] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE grund; akin to OHG grunt ground] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the bottom of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAULT — [fault] n [ME faute, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL fallita, fr. fem. of fallitus, pp. of L fallere to deceive, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAULT — in geology, fracture in the rocks of the Earth's crust, where compressional or tensional forces cause the rocks on the …
Britannica English vocabulary
GROUND — / graʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective —see also grind verb ■ noun SURFACE OF EARTH 1. (often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAULT — / fɔːlt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun RESPONSIBILITY 1. [ U ] fault (that ... ) | fault …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — I. ground 1 S1 W1 /ɡraʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ground , ↑ underground , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAULT — I. fault 1 S2 W3 /fɔːlt $ fɒːlt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ faultless , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTERRUPTER — n. (also interruptor) 1 a person or thing that interrupts. 2 a device for interrupting, esp. an electric circuit.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GROUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAULT — n. & v. --n. 1 a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 2 a break or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTERRUPTER — n. (also interruptor) 1 a person or thing that interrupts. 2 a device for interrupting, esp. an electric circuit.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GROUND — n. & v. n. 1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAULT — n. & v. n. 1 a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 2 a break or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INTERRUPTER — n. (also interruptor) 1. a person or thing that interrupts. 2 a device for interrupting, esp. an electric circuit.
Oxford English vocab
GROUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. …
Oxford English vocab
FAULT — n. & v. --n. 1. a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 2 a break or …
Oxford English vocab
GROUND — ( grounds, grounding, grounded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ground …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAULT — ( faults, faulting, faulted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cricket field/ground/pitch (= area of ground where cricket is played ) ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAULT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a design fault/flaw (= a part of something that does not work well or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Slang English vocab
FAULT — See ↑ FAULT 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at fault • ↑ be not sb's fault • ↑ be sb's …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAULT — INDEX: something wrong 1. something wrong with a machine, system, plan etc 2. a fault in someone’s character when somebody …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAULT — (Geology) A fracture in rock along which movement can be demonstrated. A fracture in the earth's crust forming a boundary …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
GROUND — See: BREAK GROUND, COMMON GROUND, COVER GROUND or COVER THE GROUND, CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, EAR TO THE GROUND, …
Словарь английских идиом
INTERRUPTER — See breaker points .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
GROUND — noun 1 BAD : The plane flew over enemy ground. GOOD : The plane flew over enemy territory. ◆◆◆ FLOOR …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
INTERRUPTER — сущ.; электр. прерыватель (электротехника) прерыватель; выключатель - to reply to the *s отвечать на реплики
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GROUND
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAULT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прям. перен. дефект, недостаток An essential fault of the Pythagorean theory. ≈ Существенный недостаток пифагорейской теории. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INTERRUPTER — Прерыватель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
INTERRUPTER — n 1. см. interrupt II + -er to reply to the interrupters - отвечать на реплики 2. эл. прерыватель; выключатель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GROUND
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FAULT — fault.ogg 1. fɔ:lt n 1. недостаток, дефект an essential fault in /of/ a theory - существенный недостаток теории a fault …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INTERRUPTER — 1) прерыватель; выключатель 2) вчт. источник прерываний 3) вчт. блок обработки запросов на прерывания • - circuit interrupter - compressed-gas …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GROUND — 1) земля, почва; грунт 2) основание ( сооружения ) || устраивать основание ( сооружения ) 3) горн. подошва ( выработки …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FAULT — 1) повреждение; отказ; неисправность; неполадка 2) дефект 3) ошибка 4) сдвиг ( горной породы ) 5) короткое замыкание; обрыв; нарушение …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
INTERRUPTER — 1) прерыватель; выключатель 2) вчт. источник прерываний 3) вчт. блок обработки запросов на прерывания • - circuit interrupter - compressed-gas circuit interrupter - electrolytic interrupter - gas-blast …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
GROUND — 1) земля, почва; грунт 2) основание (сооружения) || устраивать основание (сооружения) 3) горн. подошва (выработки) 4) горн. почва пласта 5) участок; площадка 6) дно (моря, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FAULT — 1) повреждение; отказ; неисправность; неполадка 2) дефект 3) ошибка 4) сдвиг (горной породы) 5) короткое замыкание; обрыв; нарушение (пробой) изоляции 6) пищ. лесн. порок • fault to …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
INTERRUPTER — прерыватель welding current interrupter — сварочный прерыватель тока - buzzer interrupter - ignitron interrupter - interrupter disk - interrupter shaft - interrupter spring - ringing interrupter - ten-second …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FAULT — 1) повреждение; отказ 2) неисправность; неполадка 3) ошибка 4) дефект; недостаток; порок; изъян 5) сбой; перебой; нарушение 6) геол. сброс, разлом, сдвиг; нарушение структуры • - chassis …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
INTERRUPTER — прерыватель
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
INTERRUPTER — (n) выключатель; прерыватель
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