limiter — English Dictionary

Noun

1. That which limits or confines.

   Examples

   The limiter automatically put on the brakes to keep the machine from going too fast.

2. A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.

3. A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.

   Usage

   • Historical

Noun

1. (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)

   Synonyms

   clipper

   Broader terms

   circuitelectrical circuitelectric circuit

   Examples

   a limiter introduces amplitude distortion