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INTERRUPTER
interrupter
(noun) a device for automatically interrupting an electric current
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
interrupter (plural interrupters)
One who or that which interrupts.
A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit.
(slang, humorous) An interpreter (person who interprets speech in a foreign language)
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*rupt"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, interrupts.
2. (Elec.)
Definition: A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to make and break a circuit at rapidly recurring intervals, by the action of the current itself.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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