Limiter

[limitә]

Definition

(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'.

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Definition

(n.) One who, or that which, limits.

(n.) A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district.

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