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  • 1break — vb Break, crack, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver are comparable as general terms meaning fundamentally to come apart or cause to come apart. Break basically implies the operation of a stress or strain that will cause a rupture, a fracture, a… …

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  • 2break — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, about ship, about face, abrade, abrasion, abscond, abysm, abyss, accidentality, acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accommodation, accustom, actuarial calculation, adapt, adaptation, adjust, adjustment,… …

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  • 3circuit — Synonyms and related words: O, air lane, alentours, ambages, ambience, ambit, amplifier circuit, annular muscle, annulus, arena, areola, arsis, association, astable circuit, aureole, back to back switching circuit, bailiwick, beat, booking,… …

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  • 4Circuit Breaker (comics) — Circuit Breaker Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics (Transformers imprint) …

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  • 5Circuit Showdown — Category Auto Racing Series Country or region Philippines Inaugural season 2010 Official website …

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  • 6Break-circuit — Break cir cuit, n. (Elec.) A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7break — [brāk] vt. broke, broken, breaking [ME breken < OE brecan < IE base * bhreg > BREACH, BREECH, Ger brechen, L frangere] 1. to cause to come apart by force; split or crack sharply into pieces; smash; burst 2. a) …

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  • 8Circuit integrity — fireproofing of cable trays in Lingen/Ems, Germany using calcium silicate board system qualified to DIN 4102 …

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  • 9circuit breaker — cir cuit break er, n. (Elec.) A device contained within an electrical circuit designed to interrupt the circuit when the current exceeds a preset value; it is sometimes called a {contact breaker}. Its function is to prevent fire or damage to the… …

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  • 10Break — (br[=a]k), n. [See {Break}, v. t., and cf. {Brake} (the instrument), {Breach}, {Brack} a crack.] 1. An opening made by fracture or disruption. [1913 Webster] 2. An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in …

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