"disconnector" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: disconnectors [plural]
Etymology: disconnect + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disconnect|or}} disconnect + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} disconnector (plural disconnectors)
  1. (electrical engineering) A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it. Categories (topical): Electrical engineering Related terms: circuit breaker Translations (switching device used to open an electric circuit): afbryder [common-gender] (Danish), erotin (Finnish), Trennschalter [masculine] (German), Trenner [masculine] (German), skillebryter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), skiljebrytar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), separator (Romanian), întrerupător de circuit [neuter] (Romanian), desconector [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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