Meanings
plural surge protectors
- An appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes by limiting the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground any unwanted voltages above a safe threshold.
Synonyms: surge suppressor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes by limiting the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground any unwanted voltages above a safe threshold.
More synonyms by meaning
nounelectrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 突波保護器 /突波保护器
- 突波保護器 /突波保护器 (tūbō bǎohùqì)appliance designed to protect electrical devices
Finnish ylijännitesuoja
- ylijännitesuojaappliance designed to protect electrical devices
French parafoudre, parasurtenseur
- parafoudreappliance designed to protect electrical devices
- parasurtenseurappliance designed to protect electrical devices
German Überspannungsschutz, Überspannungsableiter
- Überspannungsschutzappliance designed to protect electrical devices
- Überspannungsableiterappliance designed to protect electrical devices
Hungarian túlfeszültségvédő
- túlfeszültségvédőappliance designed to protect electrical devices
Malay pelindung pusuan, pelindung pusu
- pelindung pusuanappliance designed to protect electrical devices
- pelindung pusuappliance designed to protect electrical devices
- pengawal arusappliance designed to protect electrical devices
Portuguese estabilizador
- estabilizadorappliance designed to protect electrical devices
Russian устро́йство защи́ты от перенапряже́ний, устро́йство защи́ты от и́мпульсных перенапряже́ний
- устро́йство защи́ты от перенапряже́ний (ustrójstvo zaščíty ot perenaprjažénij)appliance designed to protect electrical devices
- устро́йство защи́ты от и́мпульсных перенапряже́ний (ustrójstvo zaščíty ot ímpulʹsnyx perenaprjažénij)appliance designed to protect electrical devices
- сетево́й фильтр (setevój filʹtr)appliance designed to protect electrical devices
Swedish överspänningsskydd
- överspänningsskyddappliance designed to protect electrical devices
Cite this entry
surge protector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surge%20protector
“surge protector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surge%20protector. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surge protector,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surge%20protector.
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