LIMITER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (electronics) an 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)
   Synonym(s)
   • clipper (what does clipper mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a limiter introduces amplitude distortion
   Hypernyms(s) limiter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • circuit (what does circuit mean?)
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   • electric circuit (what does electric circuit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • restrict (what does restrict mean?)
   • restrain (what does restrain mean?)
   • trammel (what does trammel mean?)
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