| NOUN | artifact | electrical switch, switch, electric switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
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| Meaning | Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit. | |
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| Synonyms | switch, electric switch | |
| Narrower | commutator | switch for reversing the direction of an electric current |
| cutout | A switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload | |
| ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter | |
| push button, push, button | An electrical switch operated by pressing | |
| selector, selector switch | A switch that is used to select among alternatives | |
| three-way switch, three-point switch | An electric switch that has three terminals | |
| time-switch | A switch set to operate at a desired time | |
| toggle switch, toggle, on-off switch, on/off switch | A hinged switch that can assume either of two positions | |
| Broader | control, controller | A mechanism that controls the operation of a machine |
| Spanish | interruptor | |
| Catalan | interruptor | |
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