LIMITER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does limiter mean? 

• LIMITER (noun)
  The noun LIMITER has 1 sense:

1. (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)

  Familiarity information: LIMITER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIMITER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

clipper; limiter

Context example:

a limiter introduces amplitude distortion

Hypernyms ("limiter" is a kind of...):

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

Domain category:

electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)

Derivation:

limit (place limits on (extent or amount or access))