trip-switch
noun1
Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A device to halt the current flow, a cut-out or trip.
trip switch
nounalso spelled trip-switch1
A device that deactivates an electrical circuit under certain conditions, often for safety reasons.
- Near-synonyms: breaker, circuit breaker
- Related terms
- power trip