make-and-break

[ meyk-uh n-breyk ]

/ ˈmeɪk ənˈbreɪk /

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.

Origin of make-and-break

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby make-and-break

make waves, make way, make whoopee, make with, make-ahead, make-and-break, make-believe, make-do, make-or-break, make-peace, make-ready

Example sentences from the Web for make-and-break

The same method of inspection is adopted with the make-and-break apparatus of an electric magneto.

Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants |R. E. Mathot
The up-and-down movement serves as a make-and-break for the circuit.

Practical Cinematography and Its Applications |Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
Make-and-break points, on the other hand, were unaffected by excess oil in the cylinder.

The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design |Leonard S. Hobbs.
Ignition was make-and-break and the inlet valves were mechanically actuated.

The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design |Leonard S. Hobbs.

If they be connected in series, one or the other should have its make-and-break contact closed.

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 |Various

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make-and-break

adjective

Origin of make-and-break

Words nearby make-and-break

Example sentences from the Web for make-and-break