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  • 1Circuit breaker — For other uses, see Circuit breaker (disambiguation). An air circuit breaker for low voltage (less than 1000 volts) power distribution switchgear …

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  • 2circuit — 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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  • 3short — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr lack Date: before 12th century 1. a. having little length b. not tall or high ; low 2. a. not extended in time …

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  • 4circuit — cir|cuit W3 [ˈsə:kıt US ˈsə:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: circuite, from Latin circuitus, past participle of circumire, circuire to go around , from circum ( CIRCUM ) + ire to go ] 1.) a path that forms a circle around an area, or …

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  • 5circuit — cir|cuit [ sɜrkıt ] noun count ** 1. ) the complete path around which an electric current flows => INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, SHORT CIRCUIT 2. ) a series of places that are regularly visited by someone involved in a particular activity: a performer… …

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  • 6trip — verb (trips, tripping, tripped) 1》 catch one s foot on something and stumble or fall. 2》 (trip up) make a mistake.     ↘(trip someone up) detect or expose someone in a mistake or inconsistency. 3》 walk, run, or dance with quick light steps.… …

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  • 7short — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not measuring much from one end to the other VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …

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  • 8Arc-fault circuit interrupter — An arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) is a circuit breaker designed to prevent fires by detecting non working electrical arcs and disconnect power before the arc starts a fire. The AFCI should distinguish between a working arc that may occur in …

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  • 9Coach Trip (series 4) — Coach Trip  ◄ ►  Fourth Series (2010) Couples Name …

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  • 10Round-trip delay time — In telecommunications, the term round trip delay time or round trip time (RTT) has the following meanings: # The elapsed time for transit of a signal over a closed circuit, or time elapsed for a message to a remote place and back again. # In… …

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