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limiter

limiter

4 6.5
A device that stops something from going above a set level, for example sound or speed
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪmɪtər/
  • Specialized
: limitador
  • The subcommittee wanted to review the search results, location limiters, and display features before the records were loaded into the live database.
  • compression limiter

No culture we live in is a huge, huge limiter of joy and profits.

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Examples

  • Both limiters are designed to exceed the proof load and tensile strength requirements of Grade 2 and Class 5.8 metric bolts.

    Academic text (1998)
  • No culture we live in is a huge, huge limiter of joy and profits.

  • I am thankful that my car also has a speed limiter so that I cannot worry so much about the speed cameras everywhere.

    Blog text (8)
  • First, the transaction service's request rate limiter broke when the payments service failed to respond to its requests in time.

    Blog text (28)
  • Primo also offers up related Library of Congress subject headings as limiters.

    Academic text (2015)
  • THE ENGINE HIT THE REV LIMITER, AND I LOST ALL MY POWER.

  • The threshold of the compression/limiter was set at 85 dB sound pressure level (SPL).

    Academic text (1993)
  • To combat unstoppable rewind, Celesco engineers added a velocity limiter to one of their cable transducer models.

    Academic text (2000)
  • "Upping truck weights and mandating speed limiters in the name of sustainability is irresponsible and ridiculous," said OOIDA executive VP Todd Spencer.

    Blog text (29)
  • The engine management computer on all current production engines incorporates a limiter function to prevent engine damage.

Synonyms

restrictor
vslimiter
  • Specialized
2 7.0

A device that limits how much something moves or flows

controls maximum levels or rates across many kinds of systems
arrester
vslimiter
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A device that stops movement or limits flow in machines and electrical systems

controls maximum levels gradually rather than primarily stopping flow
throttler
vslimiter
  • Specialized
7.7

A device or program that limits how fast data and requests move

controls maximum level as well as regulating speed or rate
clipper
vslimiter
  • Specialized
8.0

An electronic device that cuts the top of a signal so it cannot go above a fixed level

controls maximum levels in many domains, not only by cutting peaks

Antonyms

17 4.6

Something that helps people or groups succeed

How Restrictive

clipper
  • Specialized
8.0
limiter
  • Specialized
4 6.5
compressor
  • Specialized
1 5.9
attenuator
  • Specialized
1 9.0

Surface Forms

limiter singular
limiters plural

Morphology

limiter = limit (transparent) = limit + er

The word 'limiter' is transparently derived from the verb 'limit' with the addition of the agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Limiter comes from the common word limit, which itself comes from the old Latin word limes meaning 'boundary' or 'edge'. So a limiter is like a small fence that stops or controls something from going past a set level, which explains why it keeps sound, speed, or data from getting too high.