spike suppressor
noun
Simple meaning
Electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
spyksuhprehserSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈspaɪksəpˈɹɛsɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current
Used this way, spike suppressor is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It comes across as direct, sometimes bluntly so.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Sudden and forceful
- Usage feel
- Blunt and forceful
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