0 a safety device that stops the flow of current in an electrical circuit when there is a fault: --
1 something that interrupts a series of events, usually intentionally because they are developing in a harmful way: --
The leader of the opposition called for a two-week circuit breaker to arrest the spike in the pandemic.
For the last two years, the Democratic Senate majority had provided a circuit-breaker for the House Speaker's conservative initiatives.
Circuit breakers halt trading on the nation's stock markets during dramatic drops.
2 a safety device that stops the flow of current to an electrical system: --
3 a piece of equipment that stops the flow of an electric current, used to prevent damage to the wires and equipment that are connected to it: --
4 a rule that temporarily stops trade on a stock market or closes it when prices go down to a particular level too quickly: --
There are three circuit-breaker thresholds—10%, 20%, and 30%— calculated at the beginning of each quarter.
The New York Stock Exchange instituted circuit breakers to reduce volatility and promote investor confidence.
The blow-out of the arc is made as in a puffer circuit breaker thanks to the compression of the gas obtained by the piston action.
He had many inventions including the circuit breaker and the coin return.
An earth leakage circuit breaker includes a specialized latching relay.
The circuit breaker contacts are held closed by a latch.
For instance, during a storm if a tree falls on a line, the system shuts itself down, similar to a circuit breaker.
A circuit breaker contains an element that heats, bends and triggers a spring which shuts the circuit down.
He developed a high voltage ignition system for the motor with circuit breaker.
The charging station socket is dead if no vehicle is present; the pilot pin in the plug on the charger side controls the circuit breaker.
