interruptor
Device that halts
An interruptor is a device or mechanism that breaks or interrupts an electrical circuit, controlling the flow of current by periodically opening and closing the connection.
The term appears in technical contexts involving electrical equipment, particularly in older apparatus like induction coils where rapid interruption of current was needed to generate sparks or pulses.
A person who interrupts may also be called an interruptor, though this use is uncommon.
Automatic current interrupter
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- fuseProtective melting wire
- disconnectTo break a connection
trip · cutout · contact · arc · spark-gap · solenoid · actuator · toggle
Device maintaining steady output
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- sensorInput-detecting device
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- governorState's chief executive
limiter · cutoff · shutoff · valve · damper · gate · controller · modulator
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- stoppageInterruption of flow
blockage · pause · halt · break · cutoff · suspension · discontinuation · cessation
circuit-breaker
Automatic current interrupter
disconnect · trip · cutout · contact · arc · spark-gap · solenoid · actuator · toggle · breaker
regulator
Device maintaining steady output
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- sensorInput-detecting device
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
governor · limiter · cutoff · shutoff · valve · damper · gate · controller · modulator · sequencer
interference
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
stoppage · blockage · pause · halt · break · cutoff · suspension · discontinuation · cessation · hiatus
- electricidadconductor, cable, fusible, pila, electron
- blockersblocker, ad blocker, barrier, popup blocker, beta blocker
- piezas mecanicaspiston, leva, junta, pinon
interruptorconductor
One who directs musicians
connector · completer · closed circuit · short circuit · jumper
interruptorsustainer
One who preserves
maintainer · facilitator · enabler · perpetuator · connector
- we interrupt this program
- rude interruption
- unexpected interruptionUnforeseen break in continuity
- Girl InterruptedMemoir of institutionalization
- not interruptingRefraining from cutting in
- interrupting cowJoke character that moos early
interrupt, interruption, interrupted, interrupting, uninterrupted, interruptions, interrupter, interrupters, uninterruptedly