SURGE PROTECTOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current

Synonyms:

lightning arrester; spike arrester; spike suppressor; surge protector; surge suppressor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("surge protector" is a kind of...):

suppresser; suppressor (an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents)

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