LIMITER

limiter, clipper

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

limiter (plural limiters)

That which limits or confines.

(electronics) A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.

(historical) A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.

Anagrams

• Leitrim

Source: Wiktionary

Lim"it*er, n.

1. One who, or that which, limits.

2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district. [Formerly written also limitour.] Chaucer. A limitour of the Gray Friars, in the time of his limitation, preached many times, and had one sermon at all times. Latimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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