limiter
/lɪmɪtər/
noun
7 letters3 syllables9 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
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).
“a limiter introduces amplitude distortion”
WORD FORMS
Related formlimit
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinimiterlay
Starts & ends withL … R
Syllableslim · it · er
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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