According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
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
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.
• 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
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.