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Webster 1913 Edition


Interrupter

Inˊter-rupt′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, interrupts.
2.
(Elec.)
A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to make and break a circuit at rapidly recurring intervals, by the action of the current itself.
[Also spelled
interruptor
.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Interrupter

INTERRUPT'ER

,
Noun.
One that interrupts.

Definition 2024


interrupter

interrupter

English

Noun

interrupter (plural interrupters)

  1. One who or that which interrupts.
  2. A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit.

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References

  • interrupter in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • interrupter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913