breaking capacity

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Synonyms: bearing capacity

Antonyms: bearing capacity

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Noun

1. The [[current]] that a [[fuse]], [[circuit breaker]], or other [[electrical]] [[apparatus]] is able to [[interrupt]] without being [[destroy]]ed or causing an [[electric]] [[arc]] with unacceptable [[duration]].

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