Definition of Limiter

1. 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). "A limiter introduces amplitude distortion"

Exact synonyms: Clipper
Generic synonyms: Circuit, Electric Circuit, Electrical Circuit
Category relationships: Electronics
Derivative terms: Limit

Definition of Limiter

1. n. One who, or that which, limits.

Definition of Limiter

1. Noun. That which limits. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Limiter

1. one that limits [n -S] - See also: limits

Lexicographical Neighbors of Limiter

limited liability
limited liability companies
limited liability company
limited monarchies
limited monarchy
limited overs cricket
limited partnership
limited partnerships
limited range audiometer
limited review
limited war
limitedly
limitedness
limitednesses
limiteds
limiter (current term)
limiters
limites
limiting
limiting adjective
limiting angle
limiting factor
limiting layers of cornea
limiting membrane of retina
limiting sulcus
limiting sulcus of Reil
limiting sulcus of rhomboid fossa
limitingly
limitings
limitive

Literary usage of Limiter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Discours Sur L'ensemble Du Positivisme by Auguste Comte (1907)
"Sanctions propres à limiter et à réfréner les abus des capitalistes. La réaction systématique de cette triple influence cérébrale doit d'abord respecter les ..."

2. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1899)
"... is in ornate green and gold or purple and gold. This is a specially appropriate Christmas offering. (Harper. Boxed, $2.) Copyright, 1300, by limiter ..."

3. ÉTudes éConomiques de L'Ocde by Ocde (2006)
"Choisir correctement le moment où la Banque du Japon interrompra sa politique d'assouplissement quantitatif afin de limiter le risque de rechute dans le ..."

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