"underload switch" meaning in All languages combined

See underload switch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: underload switches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} underload switch (plural underload switches)
  1. A switch that opens a circuit when the current falls below a certain predetermined value, used to protect certain types of motor from running at excessive speed upon decrease of load.
    Sense id: en-underload_switch-en-noun-CPHCYkqn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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