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English

Etymology

limit +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?m?t?(?)

Noun

limiter (plural limiters)

1. That which limits or confines.

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

2. (electronics) A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.
3. (historical) A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.

Derived terms

• brick-wall limiter

Anagrams

• Leitrim

French

Etymology

limite +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.mi.te/

Verb

limiter

1. to mark, to limit (to show a physical limit or boundary)
2. to limit (to state a limit for)

Conjugation

Further reading

• “limiter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• militer

Ladin

Verb

limiter

1. to limit

Conjugation

• Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Latin

Verb

l?miter

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of l?mit?

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?m?t?d/
• Hyphenation: lim?it?ed

Verb

limited

1. simple past tense and past participle of limit

Adjective

limited (comparative more limited, superlative most limited)

1. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
2. Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.

   There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.

   I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.

Synonyms

• finite

Antonyms

• endless
• infinite
• unlimited

Derived terms

• feature-limited
• limited-stop
• time-limited

Related terms

• limitedly
• limitedness

See also

• Ltd.

Translations

Noun

limited (plural limiteds)

1. (rail transport) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

References

• limited on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• delimit, melitid