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make-and-break
[ meyk-uhn-breyk ]
adjective
- noting or pertaining to a device, operated by an electric current, for automatically opening or closing a circuit once it has been closed or opened by a mechanical springlike device, as in a doorbell.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of make-and-break1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
If they be connected in series, one or the other should have its make-and-break contact closed.
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The up-and-down movement serves as a make-and-break for the circuit.
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The same method of inspection is adopted with the make-and-break apparatus of an electric magneto.
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Ignition was make-and-break and the inlet valves were mechanically actuated.
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Make-and-break points, on the other hand, were unaffected by excess oil in the cylinder.
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