Look up: breaker

1. Breaker
   See Circuit Breaker.
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2. breaker
   A sea-surface wave which has become too steep to be stable. Waves in shoaling water become higher and shorter (hence steeper) as the water becomes shallower. When the steepness (ratio of wave height to wave length) exceeds 1/7, the laws which govern surface-wave motion can no longer be satisfied and...
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3. Breaker
   A wave that has become so steep that the crest of the wave topples forward, moving faster than the main body of the wave. Breakers may be roughly classified into four kinds, although there is much overlap (see Figure 2):
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4. breaker
   [n] - a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
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5. breaker
   name used for a beater or hollander when used to break the rags into half-stuff Category: Various industries and crafts • a hollander intended for slushing having a beater roll fitted with blunt bars and with or without a bedplate Category: Various industries and crafts • A w...
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6. Breaker
   Break'er noun 1. One who, or that which, breaks. « I'll be no breaker of the law. Shak. » 2. Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a m...
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7. breaker
   ledgeman noun a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
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8. Breaker
   • (n.) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface. • (n.) Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed. • (n.) One who, or that which, br...
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9. breaker
   (from the article `ocean`) In the final stage, the shape of the waves changes, and the crests become narrower and steeper until, finally, the waves become breakers (surf). ...
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10. Breaker
    See "Circuit breaker".
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11. Breaker
    The quick collapse of an overextended water wave as it approaches the shoreline. The collapse occurs when the ratio of wave height to wavelength exceeds 1:7. This phenomenon also produces swash.
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12. breaker
    
    • a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
    • a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
    
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13. breaker
    breaker: see wave, in oceanography.
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14. Breaker
    (hydraulic) on the left side A `breaker` is a powerful percussion hammer fitted to an excavator for demolishing concrete structures or rocks. It is powered by an auxiliary hydraulic system from the excavator, which is fitted with a foot-operated valve for this purpose. Additionally, demolitio...
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15. Breaker
    (Accept album) Name = Breaker| Type = Album | Artist = Accept | Cover = Breakeralbumcover.jpg| Released = March 1981 | Recorded = December 1980-January 1981</br>Delta-Studio, Wilster| Genre = Heavy metal , Speed Metal Length = 43:56 | Label = Brain <small>(Germany)</small><br/>Rep...
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16. Breaker
    (G.I. Joe) `Breaker` is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is the G.I. Joe Team`s original communications officer and debuted in 1982. Profile: His real name is Alvin R. Kibbey, and his rank is that of corporal E-4. Breake...
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17. Breaker
    (reef) A `breaker` is a piece of reef against which waves break. This sense of the term is closely related to another sense, that of the breaking wave itself. In times past, when ocean navigation was relatively rudimentary, a line of breaking waves was a crucial indicator that a boat was bear...
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